Giovanni Lavezzari (1817-1881) - Late 19th Century Watercolour

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Description

A charming late 19th Century watercolour view of St Mark's Basilica in Venice. A gondola drifts past in the foreground. The artist has signed to the lower right corner and the painting has been presented in a simple contemporary frame with card mount. On wove.

Condition

The condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration. Very light foxing to the sky area.

Size

21 x 9cm (8.3" x 3.5")

Artist Biography

Giovanni Lavezzari (1817–1881) was an Italian painter.
Born in Venice, he was a resident of Florence, where he became Professor of Perspective in the Academy of Fine Arts. He painted many Venetian vedute and scenes including Pesca nella laguna; Gondola veneziana, exhibited at Turin in 1880; Di ritorno dal Lido, exhibited at Milan in 1881; Serbatojo di granchi nella laguna; Barche in disarmo; Parco dell' Isola Sant' Elena, exhibited in Rome in 1883; and at the 1883 Promotrice of Florence, Courtyard of the Doge's Palace at Venice.

Location

Venice, Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, Italy

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SKU rj683
Artist Giovanni Lavezzari (1817-1881)
Date Late 19th Century
Dimensions 21 x 9cm
Medium Watercolour
Subject Venice
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