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Frank Wasley Watercolour ‘On the Guidecca Canal,venice’
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Frank Wasley Watercolour ‘On the Guidecca Canal,venice’

1900 - 1920
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Frank Wasley 1847-1934.Born in Peckham South London.Frank Wasley was a painter,watercolourist and draughtsman who specialised in coastal landscapes,marine subjects and seascapes with a particular penchant for atmospheric views of Venice.Trained as a musician,he only took up painting and drawing around 1875,without the benefit of a formal artistic education.A great admirer of Turner, Wasley was mainly active between1889 and 1914 exhibiting at the Royl Academy and various provincial galleries.He had a studio at Whitby for many years. ‘On the Guidecca Canal,Venice’ signed watercolour ,image size 36x26cms,framed size 58.5x47 cms

Physical Dimensions
Height
58.5cm (23.03")
Width
47cm (18.50")
Depth
2.2cm (0.87")
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Graham Reed Fine Art has dated this Venetian Canal Watercolour Painting to the 1900s.

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SA1108019
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Frank Wasley 1847-1934.Born in Peckham South London.
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Frank Wasley was a painter,watercolourist and draughtsman who specialised in coastal landscapes,marine subjects and seascapes with a particular penchant for atmospheric views of Venice.
Graham Reed Fine Art

Trained as a musician,he only took up painting and drawing around 1875,without the benefit of a formal artistic education.A great admirer of Turner, Wasley was mainly active between1889 and 1914 exhibiting at the Royl Academy and various provincial galleries.He had a studio at Whitby for many years. ‘On the Guidecca Canal,Venice’ signed watercolour ,image size 36x26cms,framed size 58.5x47 cms

Height
58.5cm (23.03")
Width
47cm (18.50")
Depth
2.2cm (0.87")
Date of Manufacture

Graham Reed Fine Art has dated this Venetian Canal Watercolour Painting to the 1900s.

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SA1108019
Graham Reed Fine Art
Graham Reed Fine Art
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2017

Previously I worked in london as a chartered surveyor and have been dealing in paintings for nearly thirty years.

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An atmospheric watercolour painting depicting sailing vessels on the Giudecca Canal in Venice against a hazy, misty skyline.
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Archive I An atmospheric watercolour painting depicting sailing vessels on the Giudecca Canal in Venice against a hazy, misty skyline.

Frank Wasley Watercolour ‘On the Guidecca Canal,venice’

Archive II An atmospheric watercolour painting depicting sailing vessels on the Giudecca Canal in Venice against a hazy, misty skyline. View II
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An atmospheric watercolour painting depicting sailing vessels on the Giudecca Canal in Venice against a hazy, misty skyline.
FRANK WASLEY WATERCOLOUR ‘ON THE GUIDECCA CANAL,VENICE’
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An atmospheric watercolour painting depicting sailing vessels on the Giudecca Canal in Venice against a hazy, misty skyline.
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  • ObjectPaintings
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleImpressionism
  • MaterialPaper, Watercolour
  • ColourPale Blue
  • MotifsVenetian sailing boats, Atmospheric haze, Giudecca canal architecture
  • SizeH 58.5 cm (23 in) x W 47 cm (19 in) x D 2.2 cm (1 in)

This 1900 Impressionist watercolour painting on paper is by the British artist Frank Wasley, active between 1889 and 1914. Executed in a pale blue palette, the atmospheric composition depicts Venetian sailing boats on the Giudecca canal alongside distant architecture shrouded in a misty haze. The artwork bears a signature and exhibits fluid brushwork characteristic of marine and coastal subjects inspired by Turner. The framed piece measures 58.5 cm high, 47 cm wide, and 2.2 cm deep. Suitable for placement in an English Country House interior scheme, the painting hangs well above a sideboard or within a living room gallery wall arrangement to bring soft marine tones into a domestic setting.

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During the late Victorian and Edwardian eras, British artists frequently visited Venice, capturing its unique atmospheric light, reflections, and maritime architecture using fluid watercolour washes influenced by J.M.W. Turner and Impressionism.

Antique watercolours were executed using natural pigment ground with a binder such as gum arabic, applied directly to heavy rag paper made from cotton or linen fibres.

Authentic watercolours typically display natural age marks like light foxing, paper toning, artist signatures in pencil or wash, and hand-cut paper edges beneath the mount.

A soft marine watercolour pairs well framed in a muted wooden or gilt frame placed above a sideboard, mantelpiece, or integrated into a curated gallery wall in a living room.

Watercolours must be kept away from direct sunlight to prevent fading, mounted using acid-free archival matting, and protected behind UV-filtering glass in a climate-controlled environment.
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