Gondola, Evening in Venice

c. 1900-1920

Eugène Vail

Associated Names
Eugène Vail

Artist, American, 1857 - 1934

The image shows a cityscape along a waterway. The lighting is subdued, and the focus is on buildings alongside the water. The horizon is not visible, and details are obscured by mist and low light. The artwork uses soft strokes and a grayscale color palette for an ethereal quality. A boat is seen on the water in the foreground, leading the eye to the shadowy buildings in the background.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Eugène Vail (wife of the artist), Providence, Rhode Island, 1934; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1948; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 117, no. 772.

Inscriptions

lower right in charcoal: Eug. Vail

Wikidata ID

Q64560752

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