Venetian Capriccio with a Campanile

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon

Associated Names
Hercules Brabazon Brabazon

Artist, British, 1821 - 1906

The image shows a low angle view looking across a calm body of water towards a distant cityscape. The horizon is placed just below the middle of the composition, featuring a skyline with a prominent tall bell tower and architectural structures spread across the view. The painting's technique uses soft, fluid brushstrokes that blend seamlessly into one another. The color palette is composed of muted tones, with grays and blues predominating, while soft pastel hues of peach, pink, and orange highlight the buildings and sailboats along the waterline, creating a subtle contrast against the dusky sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and gouache over graphite on gray wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 13 x 22.1 cm (5 1/8 x 8 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.50


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

[Davis and Long, 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. 12 (Hilarie Faberman).

2012

  • The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2012, 133, no. 56 (entry by Lars Kokkonen).

Inscriptions

by artist, lower right in black chalk: H B B

Wikidata ID

Q64574119

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