Santa Maria della Salute from Giudecca Island, Venice
Signed and dated lower right: Alexander Robinson / Venice 1907
Description
Alexander Charles Robinson maintained his European ties through memberships with the Sociètè Nationale des Aquarellistes and the United Arts Club in London, among others, and traveled often to Belgium and to Venice, where the tempera paintings Santa Maria della Salute from Giudecca Island was done in 1907. In October 1911, the Detroit Museum of Art held an exhibition of over fifty paintings by Robinson; two paintings of Santa Maria della Salute were listed in the catalogue but further research is needed to determine if this example was one of those shown.
Provenance
Private collection, Roslindale, Massachusetts
With Vose Galleries, Boston, inventory no. 36286, June 2014
To private collection, Brookline, Massachusetts November 2014 to present
Inscriptions
(handwritten on old board, removed and discarded in 2014) for Mr. Wm. C. Parker /Manchester NH
Labels
(on old board, removed and discarded in 2014) Work by Alexander Robinson / Address (permanent): 22 Aldworth St. / Boston / Address (for return of work): (blank) / Agent, dealer or Art Society: (writing crossed out) / Marks & Numbers: (blank) / Title of work: Venice – Santa Maria della Salute / from Giudecca Island / Oil, water-color, gouache, tempera, drawing, pastel (X over tempera) / Tempera Painting / Price: $300*
*A photograph of the board with the inscription and label has been saved for future reference in Vose Galleries’ research file on Robinson.
Exhibitions
Literature
Condition
Very good. The paper was removed from the old acidic board in 2014, and the painting is stable. It was reframed by the purchaser in 2014.
