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Weather clearing after rain, Venice – fruit boats going to the Rialto
circa 1883
Details
Other Titles
Weather clearing up after rain at Venice. Fruit boats going to the Rialto
Fishing boats off Venice
Venice Fruit Boats
Weather clearing after rain – Venice
Weather clearing after rain, Venice
Date
circa 1883
Materials used
watercolour with pencil underdrawing and scraping out
Dimensions
60.5 x 94.0 cm image (made up of 3 sheets of paper joined together); 90.0 x 124.0 x 7.5 cm frame
Signature & date
Signed l.l., "Oswald W. Brierly...". Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1883
Location
Not on display
Accession number
4817
URL / Share
Sir Oswald Brierly
Weather clearing after rain, Venice – fruit boats going to the Rialto
Place
Where the work was made
Venice
Shown in 5 exhibitions
Exhibition history
Exhibition of the Royal Society of Painters in Water-Colours 1883, Society of Painters in Water Colours (SPWC), London, 1883–1883
British and European watercolours - the first thirty years of the collection 1875-1906, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 13 Apr 1996–02 Jun 1996
Victorian watercolours: selections from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 08 Jul 2000–27 Aug 2000
La Serenissima: the fascination of Venice, S.H. Ervin Gallery, The Rocks, 08 Aug 2003–21 Sep 2003
Victorian watercolours, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 02 Jun 2017–03 Dec 2017
Provenance
Source unknown, Purchased by the AGNSW in London in 1883
Referenced in 22 publications
Bibliography
Victorian watercolours from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2017, pp 36, 39, col illus pp 39, 196–97 (detail).
Victorian watercolours: selections from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2000, p 10, no 2.
National Art Gallery of New South Wales illustrated catalogue, Sydney, 1928, p 111, no 131.
National Art Gallery of New South Wales illustrated catalogue, Sydney, 1925, p 91, no 87. Revised edition 1926.
National Art Gallery of NSW illustrated catalogue, Sydney, 1924, p 91, no 93.
National Art Gallery of NSW illustrated catalogue, Sydney, 1921, p 75, no 92.
National Art Gallery of NSW illustrated catalogue, Sydney, 1917, p 73, no 42. Revised editions 1918, 1919.
National Art Gallery of NSW illustrated catalogue, Sydney, 1906, p 76, no 45, illus p 76. Revised editions 1908, 1910, 1912.
Catalogue of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales, published by the Trustees, Sydney, 1899, p 56, no 352.
Catalogue of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales (with illustrations) drawn by E L Montefiore, director, and others, published by sanction of the Trustees, Sydney, 1893, p 78, no 211, illus p 78.
Catalogue of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales, (with illustrations), drawn by E L Montefiore, Esq (President of Trustees) and others, published by sanction of the Trustees, Sydney, 1891, p 97, no 380, illus p 97.
Catalogue of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales with illustrations, drawn by E L Montefiore, Esq, and others, published by sanction of the Trustees, Sydney, 1888, p 66, no 74, illus p 66.
Catalogue of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales, with illustrations, drawn by E L Montefiore, Esq, published by sanction of the Trustees, Sydney, 1886, p 52, no 59, illus p 52.
Catalogue of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales, with illustrations, drawn by E L Montefiore, Esq, published by sanction of the Trustees, Sydney, 1884, p 52, no 67, illus p 52 (sketch by E L Montefiore).
Catalogue of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, with 94 illustrations drawn by E L Montefiore, Esa, published by sanction of the Trustees, Sydney, 1883, p 47, no 67.
AGNSW archive 59/1883, 29 Nov 1883.
AGNSW archive 36/1883, 24 Aug 1883.
The Art Journal, 'The Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours', London, Jul 1883, p 237.
AGNSW archive 24/1883, 01 Jun 1883.
The Art Journal, 'Book review – Purchases of pictures for the Australian Galleries', London, Jun 1883, p 202.
The Observer, 'Fine Arts – Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours', London, 23 Apr 1883, p 3.
Illustrated catalogue of Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours 1883, London, 1883, no 102, illus pl 46.