Jane or John Vivian View of the Punta della Dogana in Venice oil on parquet panel circa 1880
An emblematic view of the Venice Grand Canal entrance, with the Punta della Dogana, the Basilica Santa Maria della Salute in the background, sumptuous Venetian Palazzi on either side, the painting embellished with numerous boats and gondolas filled with animated characters.
Magnificent oil on parquet panel circa 1880, signed by Jane or John Vivian, 19th-century English painter.
Sizes unframed: H 9.84 In. - W 18.11 In.
Sizes with frame: H 16.92 In. - W 25.19 In.
In very fine original condition. Our painting is beautifully framed in gilded stucco wood.
Biography:
Jane or John Vivian (active from 1869, exhibited 1881-88). Vivian was a London based artist who also later lived in Birmingham. He spent part of her career painting in and around Venice in the 1880's and is best known for her oil paintings of the city and its canals and architecture.
Exhibitions:
Royal Society of British Artists Birmingham, Walker Gallery Liverpool, Manchester City Gallery, Royal Hibernian Academy.
