Giovanni Riva (Turin 1890 – Turin 1973) – Venice, view of the San Marco basin with the Doge's Palace.

Giovanni Riva (Turin 1890 – Turin 1973) – Venice, view of the San Marco basin with the Doge's Palace.

18 x 24 cm (without frame) – 29 x 34 cm (with frame).

Oil on cardboard, in a contemporary carved wooden frame.

Work signed lower right: «RIVA».

The Turin-born painter Giovanni Riva devoted himself particularly frequently to Venetian views, depicting them with a loose, textured brushwork that harks back to the European Impressionist tradition filtered through the Italian sensibility of the early twentieth century. The painting depicts the basin of St. Mark's with the Doge's Palace seen from the water: the building's Gothic façade occupies the middle ground of the composition, flanked on the left by a bell tower, while in the foreground, gondolas animate the lagoon with rapid, luminous strokes reminiscent of Canaletto's typical sketches. The brushwork is free and concise, with a style that prioritizes atmospheric effect over the definition of architectural details.

Condition report: Good state of conservation of the pictorial surface.

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