Palazzo Pesaro, Venice
1913
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1913
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Palazzo Pesaro, Venice is a 1913 watercolor by W. Alister Macdonald, a Art Nouveau work, depicting Grand Canal, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a tall, pale building with lots of windows and columns, sitting right on the water. A gondola glides in front of it, carrying two people and a dog. The water is calm, reflecting the building’s details. The sky is soft and light, and the colors are mostly muted—beige, gray, and a little blue. Notice how the artist used gentle strokes to show light bouncing off the water and buildings. The building’s details, like the arches and shutters, are painted carefully. Look up Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A watercolour depiction of an ornate Venetian palazzo, featuring a gondola in the foreground, executed on mounted card. The work was acquired by J.J. Brown from the Little Gallery in London in 1915, and later the artist unsuccessfully attempted to repurchase it from Mrs. Hunter, J.J. Brown’s daughter, with the intention of bequeathing it to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The current owner fulfilled this request.
Read the full account in the museum source.
This Scottish painter lived in Venice long enough to stop looking like a tourist.
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