Félix François Georges Philibert Ziem, (French, 1821-1911)
A canal in Venice
Oil on panel
16 3/4 x 10 7/8in (42.5 x 27.7cm)
Private collection
Félix Ziem (February 26, 1821 – November
10, 1911) was a French painter in the
style of the Barbizon School. He was born Félix-Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
in Beaune in the Côte-d'Or département of the Burgundy région of France. His
mother was a native of Burgundy who had married an immigrant. Originally, Ziem
planned to be an architect and studied at the School of Architecture 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.
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.
Apart from Venetian scenes, he also painted many still lifes, portraits, and
landscapes from a variety of places including Constantinople, Martigues,
Cagnes-sur-Mer and his native Burgundy. More on Félix Ziem
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