Category: Venice
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01 PAINTINGS OF THE CANALS OF VENICE BY THE ARTISTS OF THEIR TIME, WITH FOOT NOTES. #21
Bernard Dunstan R.A. (British, 1920-2017) ‘The Mirror, Venice’, c. 1986 Oil on canvas 69 x 73cm (27 3/16 x 28 3/4in). Private collection Bernard Dunstan RA (19 January 1920 – 20 August 2017) was a British artist, teacher, and author, best known for his studies of figures in interiors and landscapes. At the time of his…
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01 PAINTINGS OF THE CANALS OF VENICE BY THE ARTISTS OF THEIR TIME, WITH FOOT NOTES. #20
Giacomo Favretto Venedig, 1849 – Venedig 1887 and collaborator Venetian Street Scene Watercolour, 17,5 x 25 cm Private collection Giacomo Favretto (August 11, 1849 – June 12, 1887) was an Italian painter, mainly depicting genre subjects in Venice, his native city. Born in Venice into a family of humble origin, his father was a carpenter and he…
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01 PAINTINGS OF THE CANALS OF VENICE BY THE ARTISTS OF THEIR TIME, WITH FOOT NOTES. #18
Andre Hambourg, 1909-1999 (French) L”orage pour ce Soir/ The storm for this evening, c.1989 Oil on canvas h:22 w: 27 cm Private collection André Hambourg (5 May 1909 – 4 December 1999) was a French impressionist, whose numerous works have earned international acclaim. His romantic compositions of Venice, luminous seascapes, and charming beach scenes, are synonymous with the…
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01 PAINTINGS OF THE CANALS OF VENICE BY THE ARTISTS OF THEIR TIME, WITH FOOT NOTES. #17
Rubens Santoro, 1859 – 1942, ITALIAN GRAND CANAL, VENICE Oil on panel 14 3/4 by 8 7/8 in., 37.5 by 22.5 cm Private collection The Grand Canal in Venice, Italy forms one of the major water-traffic corridors in the city. Public transport is provided by water buses and private water taxis, and many tourists explore the canal by gondola.…
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01 PAINTINGS OF THE CANALS OF VENICE BY THE ARTISTS OF THEIR TIME, WITH FOOT NOTES. #16
Antonio Ermolao Paoletti, (1834–1912) A Venetian beauty, c. 1912 Oil on canvas 61 x 90.5 cm Private Collection Antonio Ermolao Paoletti (May 8, 1834 in Venice – December 13, 1912 in Venice) was an Italian painter, mainly of Venetian genre scenes, recalling Bamboccianti life of children and women, as well as sacred fresco work for churches in…
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02 WORKS, THE CANALS OF VENICE BY THE ARTISTS OF THEIR TIME, WITH FOOT NOTES. #17
NICOLAS RUEL Dell’Academia (Venice, Italy), 2017 Photograph printed on stainless steel 40 × 80 in, 101.6 × 203.2 cm Private collection The Grand Canal in Venice, Italy forms one of the major water-traffic corridors in the city. Public transport is provided by water buses and private water taxis, and many tourists explore the canal by gondola. One…
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01 PAINTINGS OF THE CANALS OF VENICE BY THE ARTISTS OF THEIR TIME, WITH FOOT NOTES. #15
Bernardo Bellotto, VENICE 1722 – 1780 WARSAW VENICE, PIAZZA SAN MARCO LOOKING EAST TOWARDS THE BASILICA Oil on canvas 61 x 92.7 cm.; 24 x 36 1/2 in. Private collection The artist trained in the studio of his uncle, Canaletto, and by the age of sixteen was producing work of such quality that it was indistinguishable…
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03 PAINTINGS OF THE CANALS OF VENICE BY THE ARTISTS OF THEIR TIME, WITH FOOT NOTES. #14
Antonio Maria de Reyna, Spanish, 1859-1937 A Venetian Canal Oil on canvas 13 1/4 x 28 1/2 inches (34.9 x 74.9 cm) Private collection Antonio Maria De Reyna Mascau ( Coin , December 5 , 1859 – Rome , 3 February 1937) was a Spanish artist , and among the most original of his time in Italy.…
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05 PAINTINGS OF THE CANALS OF VENICE BY THE ARTISTS OF THEIR TIME, WITH FOOT NOTES. #13
David Roberts, R.A., EDINBURGH 1796 – 1864 LONDON VENICE, APPROACH TO THE GRAND CANAL, c. 1855 Oil on canvas 25 1/2 by 45 1/2 in.; 64.8 by 115.6 cm. Private Collection David Roberts RA (b Stockbridge [now a district of Edinburgh], 24 Oct. 1796; d London, 25 Nov. 1864). Scottish painter. He was apprenticed to a…
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05 PAINTINGS OF THE CANALS OF VENICE BY THE ARTISTS OF THEIR TIME, WITH FOOT NOTES. #12
Antoine Bouvard, (French, 1870-1956) Venetian gondolier and canal bridge Oil on canvas 50.5 x 66cm (19 7/8 x 26in) Private collection Antoine Bouvard, St. Jean-de-Bournay, 1870 – 1956 was a French landscape painter. He studied architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris under Constant-Dufeus and became director of a. government agency of architecture. In his paintings he…
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05 PAINTINGS OF THE CANALS OF VENICE BY THE ARTISTS OF THEIR TIME, WITH FOOT NOTES. #11
Umberto Ongania, (Italian, born 1875 – 1942) A Regatta on the Grand Canal, Venice Oil on canvas 28 x 36cm (11 x 14 3/16in Private collection On the first Sunday of September takes place the Historical Regatta (“Regata Storica”), a competition between Venetian boats watched by thousands of people from the banks or from floating stands.…
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09 PAINTINGS OF THE CANALS OF VENICE BY THE ARTISTS OF THEIR TIME, WITH FOOT NOTES. #10
Edward William Cooke, 1811 – 1880 A Venetian veduta with Santa Maria della Salute, c. 1851 Oil on canvas 44 x 76 cm Private collection Santa Maria della Salute, commonly known simply as the Salute, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located at Punta della Dogana in the Dorsoduro sestiere of the city…