"View Of Venice"
OIL ON PANEL BY CARLO GRUBACS (ATTRIBUTION CONFIRMED BY EMILIO NEGRO) 24 X 30 CM. THE PAINTING IS IN EXCELLENT CONSERVATION CONDITIONS AND COMES FROM THE COLLECTION OF LADY RAWSON. THE VIEW OF THE GRAND CANAL IS PAINTED WITH BRUSH STROKES THAT WELL IDENTIFY THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE CITY AND ITS INHABITANTS, PAINTED WITH THE TYPICAL "SPOTS" OF THE VENETIAN CULTURE OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY BUT SO DEAR TO CARLO GRUBACS. A PRECIOUS PAINTING WITH DELICATE COLORS AND IN A CALM AND RELAXED ATMOSPHERE OF A NORMAL VENETIAN DAY. THE WORK MANIFESTS THE TYPICAL "PICTORIAL FLASH" OF CARLO GRUBACS, DEFINITELY ONE OF THE GREATEST VENETIAN LANDSCAPE ARTISTS OF THE 19TH CENTURY.