Early 20th-Century English School, Venetian Canal Scene With Sailboats

Early 20th-Century English School, Venetian Canal Scene With SailboatsThis early 20th century English watercolour depicts a busy Venetian waterway with several sailboats and numerous figures. Working from a moored boat, the artist has captured the canal from a low vantage point. This unusual technique draws us closer to the scene as if were sitting alongside them under a bright Italian sky. The crowd on the far side is buzzing with vibrancy while the water is rendered in a range of shimmering tones. The artist is

35¾” x 30” / 91cm x 76cm Year of creation c

grounded them by conveying humble virtues

Marcellin Gilbert Desboutin

The painting is signed in the lower right and inscribed on the reverse

This early 20th-century oil painting by Belgian artist Henri Moreau (1869-1943) depicts a nude laying on a chaise longue

Mais hélas la belle translates as ‘but alas the beauty’

It’s fascinating to consider whether the two were complementary or competitive

This early 20th-century oil painting by Danish artist Peter Tom-Petersen (1861-1926) depicts a view on the Brahetrolleborg estate

Leaning steadily to his left

Sidney Byers

With liberal use of impasto and a rhythmical zeal

as John died just a few years into their marriage