![Portrait of Frederick Arthur Bridgman](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Frederick_Arthur_Bridgman/bridgman000.jpg)
Frederick Arthur Bridgman Painting Reproductions 1 of 5
1847-1928
American Realist Painter
Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847-1928) was an American artist best known for his Orientalist paintings, which depicted scenes and figures from North Africa, the Middle East, and other parts of the Islamic world.
Bridgman was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, and showed an early aptitude for drawing and painting. He studied at the Brooklyn Art School and the National Academy of Design in New York, and later traveled to Paris to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and with the noted Orientalist painter Jean-Léon Gérôme.
Bridgman's work was heavily influenced by Gérôme's style and subject matter, and he became known for his highly detailed and exotic depictions of Middle Eastern life. He made numerous trips to North Africa and the Middle East to gather inspiration and study the local culture and customs, and his paintings often featured elaborate costumes, architecture, and decorative objects.
In addition to his Orientalist paintings, Bridgman also painted landscapes, portraits, and historical scenes, and was a successful illustrator and designer. He exhibited widely throughout his career and received numerous awards and honors, including membership in the National Academy of Design and the Legion of Honor from the French government.
Today, Bridgman's work is held in many public and private collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Musée d'Orsay.
Bridgman was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, and showed an early aptitude for drawing and painting. He studied at the Brooklyn Art School and the National Academy of Design in New York, and later traveled to Paris to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and with the noted Orientalist painter Jean-Léon Gérôme.
Bridgman's work was heavily influenced by Gérôme's style and subject matter, and he became known for his highly detailed and exotic depictions of Middle Eastern life. He made numerous trips to North Africa and the Middle East to gather inspiration and study the local culture and customs, and his paintings often featured elaborate costumes, architecture, and decorative objects.
In addition to his Orientalist paintings, Bridgman also painted landscapes, portraits, and historical scenes, and was a successful illustrator and designer. He exhibited widely throughout his career and received numerous awards and honors, including membership in the National Academy of Design and the Legion of Honor from the French government.
Today, Bridgman's work is held in many public and private collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Musée d'Orsay.
120 Frederick Arthur Bridgman Paintings
![The Rug Merchants, n.d. by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Frederick_Arthur_Bridgman/paintings-lg/bridgman001.jpg)
The Rug Merchants n.d.
Oil Painting
$1239
$1239
SKU: BFA-3507
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![The Courtyard, 1873 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Frederick_Arthur_Bridgman/paintings-lg/bridgman002.jpg)
The Courtyard 1873
Oil Painting
$1341
$1341
SKU: BFA-3508
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![Cirocco, 1925 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Frederick_Arthur_Bridgman/paintings-lg/bridgman003.jpg)
Cirocco 1925
Oil Painting
$859
$859
Canvas Print
$55.80
$55.80
SKU: BFA-3509
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 54.5 x 73.5 cm
Private Collection
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 54.5 x 73.5 cm
Private Collection
![The Siesta (Afternoon in Dreams), 1878 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Frederick_Arthur_Bridgman/paintings-lg/bridgman004.jpg)
The Siesta (Afternoon in Dreams) 1878
Oil Painting
$922
$922
SKU: BFA-3510
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 28.5 x 43 cm
Private Collection
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 28.5 x 43 cm
Private Collection
![In the Courtyard, El Biar, n.d. by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Frederick_Arthur_Bridgman/paintings-lg/bridgman005.jpg)
In the Courtyard, El Biar n.d.
Oil Painting
$1392
$1392
SKU: BFA-3511
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![In the Courtyard, El Biar, 1889 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Frederick_Arthur_Bridgman/paintings-lg/bridgman006.jpg)
In the Courtyard, El Biar 1889
Oil Painting
$1440
$1440
SKU: BFA-3512
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![Dolce Far Niente (Sweet Nothings), n.d. by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Frederick_Arthur_Bridgman/paintings-lg/bridgman007.jpg)
Dolce Far Niente (Sweet Nothings) n.d.
Oil Painting
$968
$968
SKU: BFA-3513
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![Harem Girl, n.d. by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Frederick_Arthur_Bridgman/paintings-lg/bridgman008.jpg)
Harem Girl n.d.
Oil Painting
$937
$937
SKU: BFA-3514
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![L'Indolence, 1889 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Frederick_Arthur_Bridgman/paintings-lg/bridgman009.jpg)
L'Indolence 1889
Oil Painting
$1084
$1084
Canvas Print
$65.96
$65.96
SKU: BFA-3515
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 99 x 114 cm
Private Collection
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 99 x 114 cm
Private Collection
![Women at the Cemetery, Algiers, n.d. by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Frederick_Arthur_Bridgman/paintings-lg/bridgman010.jpg)
Women at the Cemetery, Algiers n.d.
Oil Painting
$1239
$1239
SKU: BFA-3516
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![The Return, 1892 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Frederick_Arthur_Bridgman/paintings-lg/bridgman011.jpg)
The Return 1892
Oil Painting
$864
$864
SKU: BFA-3517
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![The Reading Lesson, 1880 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Frederick_Arthur_Bridgman/paintings-lg/bridgman012.jpg)
The Reading Lesson 1880
Oil Painting
$1239
$1239
SKU: BFA-3518
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![Spanish Lady, 1887 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Frederick_Arthur_Bridgman/paintings-lg/bridgman013.jpg)
Spanish Lady 1887
Oil Painting
$1003
$1003
SKU: BFA-3519
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![Moorish Girl, Algiers Countryside, 1880 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Frederick_Arthur_Bridgman/paintings-lg/bridgman014.jpg)
Moorish Girl, Algiers Countryside 1880
Oil Painting
$1152
$1152
Canvas Print
$50.50
$50.50
SKU: BFA-3520
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 76.5 x 49.8 cm
Private Collection
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 76.5 x 49.8 cm
Private Collection
![Almeh Flirting with an Armenian Policeman, Cairo, n.d. by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Frederick_Arthur_Bridgman/paintings-lg/bridgman015.jpg)
Almeh Flirting with an Armenian Policeman, Cairo n.d.
Oil Painting
$1239
$1239
SKU: BFA-3521
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![On The Coast Of Kabylie, n.d. by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Frederick_Arthur_Bridgman/paintings-lg/bridgman016.jpg)
On The Coast Of Kabylie n.d.
Oil Painting
$1132
$1132
SKU: BFA-3522
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![Arab Children Playing Cards, 1873 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Frederick_Arthur_Bridgman/paintings-lg/bridgman017.jpg)
Arab Children Playing Cards 1873
Oil Painting
$647
$647
Canvas Print
$50.50
$50.50
SKU: BFA-3523
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 16 x 22 cm
Spanierman Gallery, New York, USA
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 16 x 22 cm
Spanierman Gallery, New York, USA
![The Nubian Story Teller in the Harem, 1875 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Frederick_Arthur_Bridgman/paintings-lg/bridgman018.jpg)
The Nubian Story Teller in the Harem 1875
Oil Painting
$2454
$2454
Canvas Print
$50.50
$50.50
SKU: BFA-4182
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 72 x 112 cm
Private Collection
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 72 x 112 cm
Private Collection
![Scene on the Nile, 1878 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Frederick_Arthur_Bridgman/paintings-lg/bridgman019.jpg)
Scene on the Nile 1878
Oil Painting
$378
$378
SKU: BFA-4183
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA
![A Circassian, 1881 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Frederick_Arthur_Bridgman/paintings-lg/bridgman020.jpg)
A Circassian 1881
Oil Painting
$360
$360
Canvas Print
$50.50
$50.50
SKU: BFA-4184
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 22.8 x 18 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 22.8 x 18 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA
![Armenian Woman, 1882 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Frederick_Arthur_Bridgman/paintings-lg/bridgman021.jpg)
Armenian Woman 1882
Oil Painting
$1374
$1374
SKU: BFA-4185
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA
![Moorish Interior, c.1875/79 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Frederick_Arthur_Bridgman/paintings-lg/bridgman022.jpg)
Moorish Interior c.1875/79
Oil Painting
$1303
$1303
Canvas Print
$50.50
$50.50
SKU: BFA-4186
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 27 x 40.6 cm
Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan, USA
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 27 x 40.6 cm
Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan, USA
![Cleopatra on the Terraces of Philae, 1896 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Frederick_Arthur_Bridgman/paintings-lg/bridgman023.jpg)
Cleopatra on the Terraces of Philae 1896
Oil Painting
$1257
$1257
Canvas Print
$50.50
$50.50
SKU: BFA-4187
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 75.8 x 117 cm
Dahesh Museum of Art, New York, USA
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 75.8 x 117 cm
Dahesh Museum of Art, New York, USA
![The Orange Seller, 1920 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Frederick_Arthur_Bridgman/paintings-lg/bridgman024.jpg)
The Orange Seller 1920
Oil Painting
$1207
$1207
Canvas Print
$61.09
$61.09
SKU: BFA-4188
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 61 x 50 cm
Private Collection
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 61 x 50 cm
Private Collection