Frederick James Aldridge

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Frederick James Aldridge
Born1850 (1850)
Died1933 (aged 83)
OccupationPainter

Frederick James Aldridge (1850–1933) was a British painter in oils and watercolourist, known for painting marine scenes.

Dutch Boats in the North Sea (1864)

He was born in 1850,[1] he did not take up painting until he was twenty years old.[2] He lived and worked in Worthing,[1] where he had a gallery shop.[2] He signed his works 'F J Aldridge'.[3]

He attended Cowes Week many times over a period of around fifty-years.[1] Three of his works were exhibited at the Royal Academy and twelve at the Suffolk Street Galleries.[1] His painting of the harbour at Littlehampton is in the collection of Littlehampton Museum.[4]

Failing eyesight forced him to stop painting in 1927.[2] He died in 1933, aged 83.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Frederick James Aldridge (1850-1933)". Bell Fine Art. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Aldridge Frederick James". Gallery of the Masters. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Bonhams : Frederick James Aldridge (British, 1850-1933) Setting off 35.6 x 52.7cm. (14 x 20 3/4in.)". Bonhams. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  4. ^ 1 artwork by or after Frederick James Aldridge at the Art UK site

External links[edit]

1 artwork by or after Frederick James Aldridge at the Art UK site