Nocturne, Venice

Details

Edward Seago (1910-1974)
Nocturne, Venice
oil on board
12¾ x 16 in. (32.4 x 40.6 cm.)
Painted in 1933

Provenance

Lord and Lady Melchett, 1934.
The Hon. Mrs. K.V. Wallace, 1975.
with Spink & Son, London, 1985.

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Lot Essay

The present composition dates from 1933, the year of Seago's first visit to Venice. During this visit he stayed at a villa on the Giudecca rented by Lord and Lady Melchett who were important early patrons. He painted a small number of dark, atmospheric waterscapes influenced by Whistler's Nocturnes (see J. Goodman, Edward Seago, London, 1978, pp. 101-2).

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