By Félix Ziem
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Oil on panel circa 1880 by Felix Ziem depicting a gondola on the canal in Venice at twilight, the crescent moon reflecting in the dark water below. Stamped with the cachet of the artist's Atelier verso.
Dimensions:
Framed: 9"x12"
Unframed: 7"x10"
Provenance:
This work has come directly from the artist's Atelier and is stamped with Ziem's cachet verso and numbered 584. The work is further numbered 584 recto on the lower right of the panel.
Félix Ziem's father was a Croat who settled in Bourgogne in 1814, and his mother was from the same region. He studied at the École d'Architecture et des Beaux-Arts in Dijon, which had been founded and was run by the painter Anatole Devosge, a pupil of David. He received a second prize in drawing and architecture in 1839. In 1841, after a long journey on foot, he settled in Nice, where he began to receive commissions from the city's bourgeoisie. From 1842, he travelled in Italy, visiting Rome, before discovering Venice, which became his second home. Between 1845 to 1892 he visited Venice regularly, often for several months in the year; he worked from his boat, which served as his studio as well as his living quarters.
Ziem was a complete painter, at ease in portraits, still-lifes, flower painting and genre scenes, of both history and contemporary subjects. Nevertheless, he is most known for his landscapes. His body of work includes numerous watercolours. In his drawings, and especially in his travel journals, while showing his taste by his selection and composition of subjects, he left a precious testament of his times. After Guardi and Canaletto, he affirmed a new vision of Venice...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Felix Ziem Paintings