Antique Signed English Ship Watercolor by Frederick James Aldridge
Antique Signed English Ship Watercolor by Frederick James Aldridge
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Frederick James Aldridge signed this in the lower right, and it is typical of his south coast shipping subjects: a ship heeled over in a short, choppy sea, drawn quickly in wash with the pencil still showing in the rigging. A two-masted vessel, a brig by the look of its rig, carries a dark flag at the masthead while smaller sails fade into the haze behind it. The whole sheet has a warm, even tone.
The sheet carries an even, warm tone throughout, with the toning consistent across the whole surface. A darker brown band crosses the upper sky and ends in a scalloped lower edge. A few small light specks are scattered through the lower wash, either foxing or tiny losses. The signature in the lower right is clear and the pencil drawing in the rigging is intact.
The work is glazed on the front. The frame shows fine crackle through the gilding and gesso on all sides, none of it lifting or loose. There is a small loss to the gesso on the top rail, a crack at the upper left mitre corner, and rubbing to the gilding on the stepped outer lip. The reverse has an aged paper dust cover with paper tape along the edges, a small loss at one upper corner, a cord strung through two rings, and two felt bumpers at the lower corners. Please review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.
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