A Gondola Passing Under a Bridge in Venice

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon

Associated Names
Hercules Brabazon Brabazon

Artist, British, 1821 - 1906

The image depicts a landscape viewed from above. The horizon is in the middle of the canvas, with water stretching across. Faint architectural forms suggesting buildings are visible on the left and right edges. The brushwork is soft and fluid, creating an ethereal quality. The color palette includes light blues, sandy beiges, and darker tones for detail. The watercolor technique gives a transparent, delicate appearance to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and gouache over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 23.2 x 26.2 cm (9 1/8 x 10 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.58

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Thomas Agnew & Sons, London). (Davis & Long Company, New York). Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (1821-1906), Godwin-Ternbach Museum, Queens College, New York, 1985, 33, no. 14 (as Venetian Scene, Canal with Gondola and Bridge)(Hilarie Faberman).

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 167 (color).

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 2958B; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 786; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 4217

Wikidata ID

Q64574127

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