DescriptionVenetian School, first half of the 19th centuryA Venetian water carrier at a well, the Campanile di San Marco beyond
oil on canvasunframed: 134.7 x 107.5 cm.; 53 x 42¼ in.framed: 144.9 x 117.9 cm.; 57 x 46⅞ in.Condition reportThe canvas is lined, the paint surface is relatively clean and the varnish slightly discoloured. There area number of paint losses and scuff marks scattered throughout the composition, notably in the left and right margins and the bottom half of the canvas. There are two larger losses measuring approx. 0.5cm, one above the sitters left hand and the other in the top right corner. The is also a vertical scratch with associated paint loss in the top of the sitters hat. A number of discoloured retouchings are visible associated with paint losses, notably to the in the background in the top right corner and on the right side of the sitters face. Inspection under ultraviolet light confirms the above and reveals the milky fluorescent varnish. It also reveals retouchings in the sitters hat and in the copper bucket she is carrying. The picture is in overall fairly good condition.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.ProvenanceAnonymous sale, Genoa, Cambi, 25 November 2021, lot 108 (as by a 19th-century artist).Catalogue noteThis work portrays a Venetian water carrier in traditional costume, wearing elaborate jewellery and a top hat adorned with peacock feathers.1 She is depicted next to a carved stone well, holding a copper bucket over her shoulder using a carrying pole. Depictions of water carriers were popular subjects amongst nineteenth-century Austrian and Italian artists, who would often depict beautiful working-class women engaged in everyday tasks set within a historical backdrop.
It has been suggested that this work was probably executed in Venice in the first half of the nineteenth century by an Austrian artist. The features and complexion of the sitter appear more northern than Mediterranean. Moreover, at that time, Venice and the rest of the territories of the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia were under Austrian rule. It has also been suggested that the work could be attributed to Venetian artist Natale Schiavoni (1777–1858), or one of his pupils such as Jacopo Antonio Marastoni (1804–1860), both celebrated for their Venetian genre scenes.
1 https://www.prints-online.com/venetian-water-carriers-7210295.html
DescriptionVenetian School, first half of the 19th centuryA Venetian water carrier at a well, the Campanile di San Marco beyond
oil on canvasunframed: 134.7 x 107.5 cm.; 53 x 42¼ in.framed: 144.9 x 117.9 cm.; 57 x 46⅞ in.Condition reportThe canvas is lined, the paint surface is relatively clean and the varnish slightly discoloured. There area number of paint losses and scuff marks scattered throughout the composition, notably in the left and right margins and the bottom half of the canvas. There are two larger losses measuring approx. 0.5cm, one above the sitters left hand and the other in the top right corner. The is also a vertical scratch with associated paint loss in the top of the sitters hat. A number of discoloured retouchings are visible associated with paint losses, notably to the in the background in the top right corner and on the right side of the sitters face. Inspection under ultraviolet light confirms the above and reveals the milky fluorescent varnish. It also reveals retouchings in the sitters hat and in the copper bucket she is carrying. The picture is in overall fairly good condition.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.ProvenanceAnonymous sale, Genoa, Cambi, 25 November 2021, lot 108 (as by a 19th-century artist).Catalogue noteThis work portrays a Venetian water carrier in traditional costume, wearing elaborate jewellery and a top hat adorned with peacock feathers.1 She is depicted next to a carved stone well, holding a copper bucket over her shoulder using a carrying pole. Depictions of water carriers were popular subjects amongst nineteenth-century Austrian and Italian artists, who would often depict beautiful working-class women engaged in everyday tasks set within a historical backdrop.
It has been suggested that this work was probably executed in Venice in the first half of the nineteenth century by an Austrian artist. The features and complexion of the sitter appear more northern than Mediterranean. Moreover, at that time, Venice and the rest of the territories of the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia were under Austrian rule. It has also been suggested that the work could be attributed to Venetian artist Natale Schiavoni (1777–1858), or one of his pupils such as Jacopo Antonio Marastoni (1804–1860), both celebrated for their Venetian genre scenes.
1 https://www.prints-online.com/venetian-water-carriers-7210295.html
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