Sailboats (Venice)
1898
Medium
Painting
Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Emily Finch Gilbert through Julia Post Bastedo, executor
Accession Number
1962.13.38
Tags
Art Historical Context
### Sailboats (Venice) Step aboard the tranquil waters of Venice in *Sailboats (Venice)*, a captivating 1898 painting by Cass Gilbert, the celebrated American architect behind icons like the Woolworth Building U.S. Supreme Court. during Gilbert's formative European travels, this waterscape captures the shimmering lagoon dotted with graceful sailboats, evoking city's timeless allure as a hub of trade, art, and romance at the fin de siècle. Though best known for his Beaux-Arts architectural masterpieces, Gilbert's painting reveals his artistic roots, honed through sketching studies abroad. The...