Bidspirit auction | Fidelia Bridges, Manner of: Botanical

Fidelia Bridges, Manner of: Botanical Sketch - Fidelia Bridges (American, 1834 - 1923) Manner of: Botanical Sketch. Pencil on paper, signed lower right, professionally framed and matted. > Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Fidelia Bridges became a specialist in detailed watercolor studies of plants and flowers and birds in their natural surroundings. This was a time when watercolor became increasingly respected. She was a follower of the Pre-Raphaelite movement in art, the close-focus, detailed, small scale watercolor technique espoused by John Ruskin. 17 x 14 inches framed; 10.25 x 8 inches sight. Private collection, Madison, WI. Condition: 800