Oil On Canvas In Giltwood Frame. 19w X 25h In Frame. Signed And Dated 1850. Original condition, not re-lined, no evidence of in-painting via blacklight examination, canvas has two small chips of paint missing, canvas size is 11" x 16". Otherwise excellent original condition.He Was Born Felix-francois Georges Philibert Ziem In Beaune In The Cã´te-d'or Departement Of The Burgundy Region Of France. His Mother Was A Native Of Burgundy Who Had Married An Immigrant From Croatia. Originally, Ziem Planned To Be An Architect, Studied In The École Des Beaux-arts In Dijon, And For A Time He Worked As An Architect. In 1839 He Moved To Marseilles, Where He Received Some Informal Instruction In Painting From Adolphe Monticelli.[1]Painting Developed From A Hobby Into A Career Following A Visit In 1841 To Italy, Where He Fell In Love With The City Of Venice, A Place That Would Become The Source For Many Of His Works, And To Which He Returned Annually Until 1892.[1] Apart From Venetian Scenes, He Also Painted Many Still Lifes, Portraits, And Landscapes Of Diverse Locations Which Reflected His Travels. Following A Year-long Trip To The Ottomon Empire And Egypt In 1857-58, He Began To Include Works With An Orientalist Theme In His Oeuvre. His Landscapes Included Scenes From A Variety Of Locations Including Constantinople, Egypt, Martigues, Cagnes-sur-mer And His Native Burgundy. Ziem Was A Commercially Successful Artist In His Own Lifetime. [2]

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