Venice

Artist Theodore M. Wendel American, 1857 - 1932

Dateca. 1879

MediumEtching, wove paper

DimensionsPlate mark: 9 5/8 x 7 9/16 in.
Sheet: 11 3/4 x 8 9/16 in. (29.8 x 21.7 cm)
Overall: 17 3/8 x 13 3/8 in. (44.1 x 34 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineGift to The Pruyn Family Collection

Object number1997.13

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Works on Paper

SignedLL in the plate "T.M.Wendel."

InscribedLL "Venice" etched in the plate below and to the right of the artist's signature. This is probably just meant to indicate a location rather than a title, another etching by Wendel, Hyde EL2003.3.2, is also inscribed "Venice" in the plate below the artist's signature.

DescriptionView along a canal with a boat tied at mid-ground and another near the bridge in the background. A wide stone walkway to the left of the water where a young boy in the foreground bends to pick up a large basket. Other figures further along the path include two women and two children. Building facades with an archway to the left and a bridge and more buildings in the background.Exhibition History"American Artists in Europe", Whitney-Renz Gallery, The Hyde Collection, February 28 - June 11, 2017

“Venetian Vistas,” Hoopes and Whitney-Renz Galleries, The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York, Jan. 20 – April 21, 2024.ProvenanceGlens Falls, NY, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Hoopes (?)
Queensbury, NY, Mary Hoopes Beeman (?)
1997, Glens Falls, NY, The Hyde Collection Trust