Venice, Boats

1912

Oscar F. Bluemner

Associated Names
Oscar F. Bluemner

Artist, American, 1867 - 1938

The image depicts a bridge over a canal in a city resembling Venice. Buildings obscure the horizon line behind the bridge, while the sun is depicted in the top left corner. The style features loose and expressive brushstrokes, using bold pen or ink lines for a sketch-like effect. The color palette includes browns, yellows, black, and hints of blue on a beige background. The architecture, boats, and bridge structures are rendered with dynamic, quick, linear strokes, capturing the lively atmosphere of a canal scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with black wash and blue, yellow and brown crayon

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 9.2 x 13.5 cm (3 5/8 x 5 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.7.17


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: Venice Aug 27 12 (artist's monogram)

Wikidata ID

Q64618718

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