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Antique Oil Painting Grand Canal Mocenigo Palace Venice Alfred Pollentine 19th C
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Antique Oil Painting Grand Canal Mocenigo Palace Venice Alfred Pollentine 19th C

19th century
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Description

This is a beautiful oil on canvas painting of the view of the Mocenigo Palace in Venice with views to the Basilica di San Marco by the renowned British artist Alfred Pollentine (1836-1890) signed lower right and verso with the title Mocenigo Palace.

This beautiful landscape captures a striking view of  the Mocenigo Palace from across the Grand Canal. It features a busy canal scene with sailing boats and gondoliers in the foreground, in the distance the facades ofBasilica di San Marco complete the painting.

Housed in it's beautiful gilt gallery frame.

Several examples of his work have sold at top auction houses, see Christies, Sothebys and Bonhams

Condition:

In really excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation.

Dimensions in cm:

Height 38 cm x Width 43 cm x Depth 5 cm  - Frame

Height 25 cm x Width 30 cm  - Painting

Dimensions in inches:

Height 1 foot, 3 inches x Width 1 foot, 5 inches x Depth 2 inches - Frame

Height 10 inches x Width 1 foot - Painting

Alfred Pollentine

is best known as an accomplished painter of Venetian scenes, although he also did paint some English coastal views. Many of his paintings were done in an impressionistic style.

Pollentine exhibited numerous works at several of the top galleries in England from 1861 through 1880, including two of London's most prestigious ones, the British Institution and Society of British Artists.

R. J. Pollentine and W. H. Pollentine are also recorded artists and are believed to be his father and brother.

Our reference: A5367

Physical Dimensions
Height
38cm (14.96")
Width
43cm (16.93")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Declaration

Regent Antiques has dated this Venice Canal Oil Painting to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1229274
Dealers Internal Reference
A5367
Description
This is a beautiful oil on canvas painting of the view of the Mocenigo Palace in Venice with views to the Basilica di San Marco by the renowned British artist Alfred Pollentine (1836-1890) signed lower right and verso with the title Mocenigo Palace.
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This beautiful landscape captures a striking view of  the Mocenigo Palace from across the Grand Canal.
Regent Antiques

It features a busy canal scene with sailing boats and gondoliers in the foreground, in the distance the facades ofBasilica di San Marco complete the painting.

fig 1. A nineteenth-century framed oil painting depicting gondolas on the Grand Canal in Venice under a pale blue sky, set within a molded gold leaf frame.
fig 1. Antique Oil Painting Grand Canal Mocenigo Palace Venice Alfred Pollentine 19th C

Housed in it's beautiful gilt gallery frame.

Several examples of his work have sold at top auction houses, see Christies, Sothebys and Bonhams

Condition:

In really excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation.

fig 2. A nineteenth-century framed oil painting depicting gondolas on the Grand Canal in Venice under a pale blue sky, set within a molded gold leaf frame.
fig 2. Antique Oil Painting Grand Canal Mocenigo Palace Venice Alfred Pollentine 19th C

Dimensions in cm:

Height 38 cm x Width 43 cm x Depth 5 cm  - Frame

Height 25 cm x Width 30 cm  - Painting

Dimensions in inches:

Height 1 foot, 3 inches x Width 1 foot, 5 inches x Depth 2 inches - Frame

Height 10 inches x Width 1 foot - Painting

fig 3. A nineteenth-century framed oil painting depicting gondolas on the Grand Canal in Venice under a pale blue sky, set within a molded gold leaf frame.
fig 3. Antique Oil Painting Grand Canal Mocenigo Palace Venice Alfred Pollentine 19th C

Alfred Pollentine

is best known as an accomplished painter of Venetian scenes, although he also did paint some English coastal views. Many of his paintings were done in an impressionistic style.

Pollentine exhibited numerous works at several of the top galleries in England from 1861 through 1880, including two of London's most prestigious ones, the British Institution and Society of British Artists.

R. J. Pollentine and W. H. Pollentine are also recorded artists and are believed to be his father and brother.

Our reference: A5367

Height
38cm (14.96")
Width
43cm (16.93")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Date of Manufacture

Regent Antiques has dated this Venice Canal Oil Painting to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1229274
Dealers Internal Ref
A5367
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Archive I A nineteenth-century framed oil painting depicting gondolas on the Grand Canal in Venice under a pale blue sky, set within a molded gold leaf frame.

Antique Oil Painting Grand Canal Mocenigo Palace Venice Alfred Pollentine 19th C

Archive II A nineteenth-century framed oil painting depicting gondolas on the Grand Canal in Venice under a pale blue sky, set within a molded gold leaf frame. View II
Archive III A nineteenth-century framed oil painting depicting gondolas on the Grand Canal in Venice under a pale blue sky, set within a molded gold leaf frame. View III
Archive IV A nineteenth-century framed oil painting depicting gondolas on the Grand Canal in Venice under a pale blue sky, set within a molded gold leaf frame. View IV
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A nineteenth-century framed oil painting depicting gondolas on the Grand Canal in Venice under a pale blue sky, set within a molded gold leaf frame.
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During the nineteenth century, British artists frequently visited Venice to paint topographical views of its architecture and waterways, catering to private collectors and Grand Tour travellers.

Paintings from this era were created using ground colour pigments mixed with linseed oil, applied to woven linen or cotton canvas, and typically mounted within carved wood frames finished in gold leaf.

Authentic period works display natural age craquelure across the paint surface, historic stretcher bars, artist signatures, and authentic patina or oxidisation on the gilded frame.

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