Antique Oil Painting Grand Canal Venice Alfred Pollentine 19th C

This is a beautiful oil on canvas painting of the view of the The Grand Canal in Venice by the renowned British artist Alfred Pollentine (1836-1890) and signed lower right 'A Pollentine, 19th century in date. This beautiful landscape captures a striking view of the Grand Canal, it features a busy canal scene with gondoliers in the foreground, in the distance the facades of Saint Mark's complete the painting. Housed in it's original and beautiful gilt gallery frame. Several examples of his work have sold at top auction...

A beautiful waterscape painting " A view on the Amstel " by William Raymond Dommersen (British, 1859-1927) Signed, Signed with initials, and Inscribed on reverse, late 19th Century in date. The painting has a captivating illuminating light with beautiful vibrant colours, it depicta a busy waterway with fishing and sailing boats in the foreground and the town of Amsterdam in the back ground. William Raymond Dommersen was a painter of genre and landscapes in and around Scotland and Northern England. His works are widely exhibited throughout the European and North American continents and are on show at many galleries worldwide. William travelled quite extensively in Europe on painting expeditions with his father Dommersen’s paintings have been much admired over a period of time and it is evident that he is now firmly established in the history of architectural painting as is refelected in the auction prices at Christies: Nineth century European Art: 12 September 2007, London South Kensington, Lot 29 £4,750 The Arthur Ackermann and Peter Johnson Collection: 8 May 2008, London, South Kensington, Lot 42, £4,000 Old Masters and 19th Century Art 9 November 2010, Amsterdam, Lot 110 £5,250 Nineth century European Art: 28 April 2010, London South Kensington, Lot 221 £5,250 Condition: In really superb condition the painting and frame having been beautifully cleaned, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 59 x Width 50 x Depth 7 - Frame Height 34 x Width 44 x Depth 7 - Canvas Dimensions in inches: Height 1 foot, 11 inches x Width 1 foot, 8 inches x Depth 3 inches - Frame Height 1 foot, 1 inch x Width 1 foot, 5 inches x Depth 3 inches - Canvas William Raymond Dommersen was born at the end of 1859 in Stratford, West Ham, London as the only son of the Anglo / Dutch fine art painter Pieter Cornelis Dommersen and Anna Petronella Synja. His parents had moved from the Netherlands in 1855 to London, England. His uncle, Cornelis Christiaan Dommersen, was also a painter in the Netherlands. It is possible that when his father received British nationality that they changed their family name – van Dommershuijsen – into the more English sounding surname Dommersen. Dommersen painted between 1875 and 1927 genre pieces, landscapes, marine scenes, village- and town-scenes of quality. His best known works are the European villages and towns along rivers and canals...

"Venice Canal" -Depicting one gondola, buildings on both sides and bridge in the distance. - Oil on canvas , signed lower right. - Unframed

"Venice In May" - Venice canal scene with 3 gondolas, bridge and large building. - Oil on canvas, signed lower right.