Sargent is positioned himself just east of the Piazzetta at San Marco looking west. The domed building across the canal is the Santa Maria della Salute. The Libreria is straight ahead beyond the steps and bridge; and the front facade of the Palazzo Ducaleis on the far right.
Further west along the Riva degli Schiavoni he paints in oil.
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Venice par temps gris 1880 or 1882 Private collection Oil on canvas 50.8 x 69.9 cm (20 x 27 1/2 in.) |
Gondola Days: Isabella Stewart Gardner and the Palazzo Barbaro Circle, 2004
Venetian Studies
See Overview of Venice
See the year in review 1880
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From: jacque slau rents@bigfoot.com
Date: 11/25/00
This painting is referred in the book "John Singer Sargent" by Carter Ratcliff published by Artabras, page 29, as "Cafe on the Riva degli Schiavone, Venice", watercolor and pencil on
paper, 9.5x13.5 inches. The Ormond Family
