Umberto Ongania (1867-1942) - Early 20th Century Watercolour St Marks Square

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Description

A truly mesmerising depiction of St Marks Square by Venetian born painter Ongania. The watercolour has a radiant glow, achieved through the use of a bright palette and succinct, crisp brushwork.

Ongania's artworks often capture the stillness of the moment, the select figures depicted seem always to exist within a quiet moment of peace, mirroring the sentiment of their Venetian surroundings.

The artwork is signed in the bottom right-hand corner and is well presented in a steel blue mount.

On the rear of the wove is an original artist stamp from Ongania.

On wove.

Condition

There is a small amount of light foxing found in the sky.

Size

35.4 x 20.3cm (13.9" x 8")

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Artist Biography

Umberto Ongania (Venice 1867-1942) was an Italian painter, mainly of Venice, of his native city.

He painted both watercolors and oils. He exhibited in 1887 at Venice, La Porta della Carta, and in 1888 at Bologna, Il Palazzo Ducale di Venezia. He continued to paint until the first decades of the twentieth century.

He was one of the many illustrators who collaborated in the illustration of a book on the Basilica of San Marco, with text by Camillo Boito He is the first son if the book's editor Ferdinando Ongania.

Location

Piazza San Marco, Venezia, Venezia, Città Metropolitana di Venezia, Veneto, Italy, 30124

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SKU qb252
Artist Umberto Ongania (1867-1942)
Date Early 20th Century
Dimensions 35.4 x 20.3cm
Medium Watercolour
Style Realism
Subject Architecture & Cityscapes
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