Félix François Georges Philbert Ziem
The Venetian Lagoon
1859-1869
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Félix François Georges Philbert Ziem
The Venetian Lagoon
1859-1869
Physical Qualities
Oil on wood panel, 9-3/16 x 14 in. (24.9 x 35.6 cm.); Frame: 20-1/4 x 24-1/8 x 3 in. (51.5 x 61.3 x 7.6 cm.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.45.296
Lost in the midst of the lagoons of the Adriatic, Venice, the city of
enchantments so dear to poets and travelers, has such a fascination
for Ziem, that in contemporaneous art it has become a sort of monopoly
for his talent, so much so that one experiences an involuntary
astonishment upon seeing a view of Venice not signed by his name.
But his interpretation of Venice is so personal that one could not
deceive oneself long concerning it.
–René Ménard, Gazette des Beaux-Arts, April, 1873
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, "Exhibition of the George A. Lucas Art Collection", 1911, cat. #143.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute", October 12-November 21, 1965, cat. #288.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art", October 1, 2006-December 31, 2006.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute", October 12-November 21, 1965, cat. #288.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art", October 1, 2006-December 31, 2006.
Inscribed: FACE: BR, 'Ziem.'. VERSO: UC, 'BMA cat./1965/#288'; LC, 'Succession G.A. Lucas'; UR 'ZIEM (Felix)/Pupil of Dijon Art School...'; C, 'PREPARED PANEL/WINSOR + NEWTON...'
Artist
Félix François Georges Philbert Ziem
1820–1910
French, 1821-1911
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