Sketch of Venice
Medium
Black ink on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
9 13/16 x 12 15/16 in. (24.9 x 32.9 cm)
Classification
Drawing
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Andrew Fisher Bunner, 1899
Accession Number
99.38.35
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Sketch of Venice" (1885) by American artist Andrew Fisher Bunner the enchanting essence of Venice's iconic waterways and architecture. Rendered in fluid black ink on off-white wove paper ( 13/16 x 12 15/16 in.), this intimate sketch evokes the city's labyrinth of canals flanked by grand buildings and soaring towers. Bunner's quick, expressive lines suggest the shimmering reflections of gondolas and the play of on ancient stone, inviting viewers to wander its timeless streets. Created during the late 19th century, when American artists frequently traveled to Europe for inspiration, the work r...
About the Artist
Andrew Fisher Bunner · 1841–1897
Andrew Fisher Bunner (1841–1897) was an American painter and draughtsman whose luminous watercolors of Venice and the Long Island shore earned him a distinguished reputation among his contemporaries. Born on December 27, 1841, in New York, he studied at the art school founded by Thomas Seir Cummings and took an antique drawing class at the National Academy of Design from 1862 to 1863. By 1865 he w...