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Some help with background for this Painting of Venice

 
 
Reply Sun 6 Sep, 2015 07:21 pm
Hello,

Recently picked up this painting from an estate sale. Trying to get some history on it. I am also having hard time with the signature.

Any ideas? below are some pictures

http://s23.postimg.org/wx0fb2qt7/IMG_3417.jpg
http://s1.postimg.org/avhyithhr/signature.jpg
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ossobuco
 
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Reply Sun 6 Sep, 2015 07:33 pm
@rockvillemd,
I'm guessing it's the Rialto Bridge but don't remember if there is another one like it - check Rialto Bridge on google images.

It looks like a tourist painting to me, but hey, I was a tourist and did a painting when I got back, so I'm sympathetic to the idea.

I've no clue on the signature.
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engineer
 
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Reply Sun 6 Sep, 2015 07:35 pm
@rockvillemd,
That's clearly supposed to be the Rialto, but that's not a very good painting of it and it has the perspective on the Grand Canal all wrong. This is what the Rialto looks like. All the buildings face the canal unlike in the painting where the buildings on the left are facing random directions.
https://cdn.society6.com/cdn/0018/p/6479188_4215346_lz.jpg
ossobuco
 
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Reply Sun 6 Sep, 2015 07:42 pm
@engineer,
Yeh, I should amend my comment - it looks like a painting to be sold in Venice to tourists. Not that you shouldn't enjoy it for itself.
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