Lot 161

Jan Zrzavý (1890 - 1977) VENICE I.

Perhaps the most famous Venetian veduta by Jan Zrzavý inspired by an oil painting from 1928, which was in 1930 even exhibited at the Venice Biennale. Jan Zrzavý worked with matter after the de Chirico model and anchored the given elements of the composition with a strong contour line. In the almost monochromatic scale of variation between blue and purple, light strokes of white indicate ripples on the water, and the author's effort to capture a moment of peaceful moment on the banks of the Grand Canal with the glittering sun on water surface is evident. With a minimum of artistic means of expression, Jan Zrzavý captures the essence of the moment. After his five week stay he liked to return to the subject of Venice multiple times.