Venice, The Grand Canal - Eugenio Bonivento (1880–1956)

"Venice, the Grand Canal"

Eugenio Bonivento - known as "Zeno"
(Chioggia,1880–Milan,1956)

Oil on the table
Measurements: 31 x 26
Frame cm. 44 x 37
Very good condition

A view of Venice depicting the Grand Canal and the magnificent buildings that are reflected in its waters with plays of golden-hued lights.

It is an autograph work by Eugenio "Zeno" Bonivento, one of the most interesting interpreters of the lagoon landscape in the first decades of the 20th century.

The Author knows perfectly the most fascinating characteristics of the City and describes them with great pictorial skills in this little jewel created around the 1930s, at the height of his artistic maturity.

The painting ii presents in excellent condition, complete with its beautiful original frame.

Biographical notes:
Eugenio Bonivento known as "Zeno" (Chioggia, 8 June 1880 – Milan, 12 November 1956) formed his painting career in Venice, where he successfully attended the Academy of Fine Arts. Here he is immediately attracted to the study of the great Venetian Masters of the 18th century, especially by the bright lagoon views. He, while maintaining the unmistakable chromaticism and description of the architecture and characters typical of the Venetian school, interprets them in a more modern way with a full-bodied and dynamic brushstroke, always full of light.
Comanducci describes him as "The poet of light and air" and his works, which mainly depict the lagoon and the Venetian countryside, can in fact be defined as "airy and luminous" with a highly effective atmospheric rendering. It is also evident Bonivento's love for his land which he will continue to depict, even after moving to Milan.
Among the exhibitions of his career, we remember the numerous participations in the Venice Biennale: that of 1912 and the three consecutive ones of 1920, 1922 and 1924. His paintings are exhibited among other things at the Gallery of Modern Art in Milan and the International Gallery of Modern Art in Venice.