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Félix Ziem (French, 1821-1911)
Gondola ride under the trees,…
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Félix Ziem (French, 1821-1911)
Gondola ride under the trees,…
See original version (French)
Estimate €8,000 - €12,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Félix Ziem (French, 1821-1911)
Gondola ride under the trees, Venice
Panel painting.
Signed lower right, with lettering "To Monsieur de Selves".
Height 53 Width 65 cm.
Gilded stucco frame. 77 x 88 cm. Damage, missing parts and restorations.
Bibliography :
- Anne Burdin-Hellebranth, "Félix Ziem. Catalogue raisonné", t. 1, Paris, 1998, for works related to numbers 787, 809, 827 and 851.
- Félix Ziem, Saisir la lumière", cat. exp. Paris, Petit Palais, Milan, Silvana Editoriale, 2023, a related work p. 60.
Provenance:
- probably given by the artist to Monsieur Justin de Selves (1848-1934), prefect of the Seine department;
- private collection, Berry.
Ziem. Gondola in the Venetian Lagoon. Panel given by the artist to the Prefect of Paris.
The Félix Ziem Association, represented by David Pluskwa, Mathias Ary Jan and Gérard Fabre, has confirmed the authenticity of this work and issued a certificate which will be sent to the buyer.
On 13 December 1905, the young Musée des Beaux-Arts de Paris, housed in the Petit Palais, inaugurated the Ziem room following the donation made by the painter in June of that year. The President of the Republic, Emile Loubet, was present, as was the Prefect of the Seine, Justin de Selves, who had this to say about the painter: "What inauguration could be more inspiring [...]. Ziem, the hero of the day, is there with his watercolours, his albums of drawings, his studies, his sketches and his paintings. Ziem, who, with his miraculous palette, was able to rediscover the colours of the Orient, and with prestigious artistry, translate the splendour of fiery atmospheres and waters ablaze with sunlight [...] the magic of shadows and light on the waters of Venice...". (in Pierre Miquel, Félix Ziem, Maurs-la-Jolie, Ed. de la Martinelle, 1978, p. 195).
Our painting, with its dispatch to Monsieur de Selves, was probably offered by Ziem at this time. It is a perfect illustration of the artist's work in depicting the most emblematic form of navigation in the Serenissima: a gondola. Refraining from any architectural representation, Ziem here breaks away from the art of the Vedutists to transcribe the poetry of the sun setting over the Venetian lagoon.
B.L.
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