The Salute and the Palazzo Ducale from the Bacino di San Marco

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon

Associated Names
Hercules Brabazon Brabazon

Artist, British, 1821 - 1906

The image shows a view across a body of water, likely depicting a cityscape at a distance. The horizon line is low, marked by faint silhouettes of architectural forms with soft edges. The horizon features blurred structures, possibly buildings or monuments, rendered in smudged brushstrokes blending seamlessly. The color palette is muted with shades of gray dominating the sky, and hints of warm tones like soft yellows and reds on the structures. In the water close by, cool blue tones create a reflection of the skyline.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, and pastel over graphite on gray wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 15.3 x 22.3 cm (6 x 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.57

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Davis & Long Company, New York, as Venetian Scene). Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

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: 166 (color).

Inscriptions

by artist, lower right in blue pencil: HBB; by later hand, upper left verso in pencil: 151 (in circle); by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: 1097; by later hand, upper right verso in pen and black ink: Brabazon Brabazon; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 2958A; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: The Doge's Palace; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 1043; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: Brabazon; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 4215; by later hand, along bottom: [Not deciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q64574126

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