Pink Roses

1875

Fidelia Bridges

Associated Names
Fidelia Bridges

Artist, American, 1834 - 1923

This detailed painting shows two pink roses and a pink bud on a long, thin green stem with green leaves and small green thorns. The tall stem rises near the right edge of the painting, with some thin branches reaching out to either side. The largest rose is positioned near the top left corner of the painting, with the small bud right below it. The other large flower is right around the center of the painting. The background is a flat beige color.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

acquired c. 1980 from decendents of the artist, through Brown Corbin Fine Art, Lincoln, MA.; William and Abigail Gerdts, New York, 1994; gift to NGA, 2004

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1981

  • Fidelia Bridges, 1835-1923: American Pre-Raphaelite, New Britain Museum of American Art, CT, 1981.

1997

  • American Beauty: The Rose in American Art (1800-1920), Berry Hill Galleries, Inc., NY, 1997

1998

  • For Beauty and For Truth: The William and Abigail Gerdts Collection of American Still Life, Mead Art Museum, Amherst, MA; Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., NY, 1998.

2008

  • Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints, and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, no. 93.

Bibliography

1981

  • Hill, Mary Brawley. Fidelia Bridges, American Pre-Raphaelite. Berry-Hill Galleries, New York: 1981.

1998

  • Danly, Susan and Bruce Weber. For Beauty and for Truth: The William and Abigail Gerdts Collection of American Still Life. Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, Amherst, Mass.; New York, NY: Berry-Hill Galleries, c.1998: 9, 36.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite by unknown hand: $75

Wikidata ID

Q64561465

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