Canal in Venice, San Trovaso Quarter
ca. 1885
Medium
Painting
Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William T. Evans
Accession Number
1909.7.7
Tags
About this artwork
In repeated visits to Venice in the 1880s, Blum became one of the most careful American observers of its architecture, inhabitants, customs, and colors. This picture combines all of these elements for a view of a quiet canal in the southern Dorsoduro neighborhood. In the center, a solitary boatman propels his sandolo, a traditional Venetian watercraft akin to a gondola, but smaller, shallower, and less ornate in decoration. Sandoli were easier to navigate than gondolas, and some visiting artists...
About the Artist
Robert Frederick Blum · 1857–1903
American mural painter. Comment on works: painter