# Frederick James Aldridge artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Nationality: English, British
- Common media: Watercolour, Oil painting

## Portrait

![Frederick James Aldridge](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Frederick_James_Aldridge_1906.jpg/3840px-Frederick_James_Aldridge_1906.jpg)
Frederick James Aldridge · see-source-page
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_James_Aldridge

## About Frederick James Aldridge

Frederick James Aldridge (1850–1933) was an English and British marine painter whose documented media were principally watercolour and, less often, oil. Authority records consistently identify him with maritime art, while linked work titles point to pilots, boats, the North Sea and Littlehampton Harbour. These references place his work in the collecting context of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century British marine painting rather than in a named movement established by the available sources. Collectors may encounter watercolours of vessels, coastal activity and harbours, together with less common oil paintings. Aldridge also appears under the variant spelling “Frederic James Aldridge” in authority data, an important detail when matching catalogue records. His public identity is supported by Wikidata, VIAF, Getty ULAN and RKD profiles, with Wikipedia supplying secondary biographical and medium context. The current evidence does not establish his exact birth or death dates, formal training, exhibition history or a catalogue raisonné.

## Common works and media

Commonly encountered works are marine watercolours, with oil paintings documented less often. Authority-linked titles indicate boats, pilots, North Sea subjects and Littlehampton Harbour, suggesting a recurring focus on vessels, harbour activity and identifiable coastal settings. The source pack does not establish prints, editions, sculpture, ceramics or formal series, so those categories should not be assumed.

## Market and appraisal context

Appraisal should begin by separating watercolours from oil paintings and matching the marine subject as closely as the record permits. A harbour scene, named coastal location or vessel-centred composition should be compared with genuinely similar works rather than with all Aldridge records as one group. The supplied Appraisily index associates 612 auction records with this artist name, but that count is an index signal, not proof that every entry is unique, correctly attributed or directly comparable. Lot-level review is therefore essential before using sale dates or realized prices. Because the collected source pack contains no accessible major-auction-house biography or detailed sale results, it does not support a price trend or prediction. Any valuation should remain conditional on the specific work and verified comparable lots.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine researched artist identity with auction records and auction-house context. When lot-level records are available, sale dates, realized prices and comparable works should be reviewed alongside the specific object being appraised.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21461160
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/95775253/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500015377
- RKD: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/1018
- Art UK: https://artuk.org/discover/artists/aldridge-frederick-james-18501933
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_James_Aldridge
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/frederick-james-aldridge/