Edward Angelo Goodall, RWS, British 1819-1908- Gondoliers passing under the Bridge o...
Edward Angelo Goodall, RWS,
British 1819-1908-
Gondoliers passing under the Bridge of Sighs, Venice;
pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper, signed and dated 'E.A. Goodall / 1876' (lower right), 46.5 x 34 cm.
Provenance:
Private Collection, UK.
Note:
Goodall was a member of a prominent family of artists, including his brothers Frederick Goodall (1822-1904) and Walter Goodall (1830-1889). In 1841, he was sent on an expedition by the Prussian Government to map the boundaries of British Guiana, with his sketches of indigenous people, landscape, and animals now held at the British Library in London. In 1854 he was appointed war artist for the 'London Illustrated News', recording the conflict in Crimea, after which he travelled widely around Europe, visiting Venice 15 times. The present work originates from one of these trips, and demonstrates his ability to capture the scenes around him with an effective sense of immediacy and presence.
Edward Angelo Goodall, RWS,
British 1819-1908-
Gondoliers passing under the Bridge of Sighs, Venice;
pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper, signed and dated 'E.A. Goodall / 1876' (lower right), 46.5 x 34 cm.
Provenance:
Private Collection, UK.
Note:
Goodall was a member of a prominent family of artists, including his brothers Frederick Goodall (1822-1904) and Walter Goodall (1830-1889). In 1841, he was sent on an expedition by the Prussian Government to map the boundaries of British Guiana, with his sketches of indigenous people, landscape, and animals now held at the British Library in London. In 1854 he was appointed war artist for the 'London Illustrated News', recording the conflict in Crimea, after which he travelled widely around Europe, visiting Venice 15 times. The present work originates from one of these trips, and demonstrates his ability to capture the scenes around him with an effective sense of immediacy and presence.
