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Lot Essay
Cadell's trip to Venice in 1910 would not have been possible without outside financial support. Patrick Ford sponsored the venture, as Cadell noted in his records, 'Cheque from P.J. Ford Esq.: £150 to go to Venice and paint. He to choose equivalent in pictures on my return'.
As Tom Hewlett comments, 'The effect of Venice on Bunty and his work was dramatic. The combination of the vivid Mediterranean colours with the brilliant sunshine during the day, and the soft warm tones of the evening, provided the ideal inspiration for his natural colouristic talent. He worked in watercolour and in oil - on large canvasses and small panels, trying to capture not only the wide range of tone and colour, but also the atmosphere of the city. His studies of the 'traditional' canal scenes and church interiors were masterly'. (see T. Hewlett, Cadell A Scottish Colourist, London, 1988, pp. 27-28).
Alongside the present view, Cadell completed paintings of Florian's Café and the Santa Maria della Salute. Patrick Ford made his selection of the Venice paintings and Cadell gave others to his friends and family.
As Tom Hewlett comments, 'The effect of Venice on Bunty and his work was dramatic. The combination of the vivid Mediterranean colours with the brilliant sunshine during the day, and the soft warm tones of the evening, provided the ideal inspiration for his natural colouristic talent. He worked in watercolour and in oil - on large canvasses and small panels, trying to capture not only the wide range of tone and colour, but also the atmosphere of the city. His studies of the 'traditional' canal scenes and church interiors were masterly'. (see T. Hewlett, Cadell A Scottish Colourist, London, 1988, pp. 27-28).
Alongside the present view, Cadell completed paintings of Florian's Café and the Santa Maria della Salute. Patrick Ford made his selection of the Venice paintings and Cadell gave others to his friends and family.