Name: GIOVANNI GRUBACS (ITALIAN, 1829-1919)
Brand: Ponte dei Gesuiti - Calle di Volti
Price: 70000.00 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

GIOVANNI GRUBACS (ITALIAN, 1829-1919)
Ponte dei Gesuiti - Calle di Volti
signed 'G. Grubas' (lower left) and further signed, inscribed and dated 'Gio. Grubas./Ponte dei Gesuiti/Calle dei Volti/1862' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
20¹⁄₂ x 29¹⁄₄ in. (52.1 x 74.3 cm.)

Angelo Rizzoli (1889-1970), Milan, and by descent to
Nicola Carraro (b. 1942), his grandson, and by descent, until 2005.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 2 February 2018, lot 347, as 'Venice, A View of the Grand Canal From the Ponte Dell'accademia Looking Towards Santa Maria Della Salute.'

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Lot Essay

In the present lot, Giovanni Grubacs captures the view from the Ponte dell’Academia looking down the Grand Canal towards Santa Maria della Salute. Like many Venetian artists, Grubacs was influenced by the likes of Francesco Guardi and Canaletto. This can be seen in the way Grubacs skillfully captures the effects of light on the architecture, and the shadows and reflections cast on the water.
Grubacs’ ability to accurately capture Venice’s architecture and the atmosphere of the city suggests that Venice was not solely a subject of study for him but also his home. Indeed, the Grubacs family, originally from the small town of Perasto, Montenegro, moved to Venice in the second half of the 18th century. It is this affection for his home that is clearly conveyed in this composition.