Felix François Georges Philibert Ziem (1821 - 1911) Oil on Board "View of the Bacino di San Marco", a perfect example of the Venetian views for which Félix Ziem is best known. signed "Ziem", lower right. The oil is soiled and has scattered small loss. Painting measures 11"x7 1/2". In gilt wood frame 15 1/4"x12"x1 3/4". PROVENANCE: A Charleston SC Private Estate. Ziem trained at the Ecole d’Architecture et des Beaux-Arts in Dijon and quickly achieved success as a watercolorist and painter. He was one of the most widely-travelled artists of the 19th-century, painting stunning views of the cities he visited. Although Ziem frequently ventured around Europe and beyond, journeying as far as Turkey, Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia, it was Venice that captured his heart and imagination. He first visited La Serenissima during his trip through Italy in 1841 and returned over twenty times, making his final visit in 1892. Ziem’s views of Venice earned him both public and critical success at the Salon in Paris, where he regularly exhibited from 1849 to 1868. He achieved considerable renown in his lifetime, and his paintings were the first by a living artist to enter the collections of the Louvre.

scattered loss, craquelure, soiled