01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with footnotes. #53

J Vivian (British, 19th Century)

The Grand Canal, Venice 

Oil on canvas

45.5 x 82cm (18 x 32 5/16in)

Private collection

The Grand Canal in Venice, Italy forms one of the major water-traffic corridors in the city. Public transport is provided by water buses and private water taxis, and many tourists explore the canal by gondola.

One end of the canal leads into the lagoon near the Santa Lucia railway station and the other end leads into Saint Mark Basin; in between, it makes a large reverse-S shape through the central districts of Venice. More Grand Canal

J Vivian: It is unusual to come across an artist with such considerable talent about whom there is so little biographical information, other than that she lived in London. She exhibited five works at the Royal Society of British Artists. Today her work is exhibited in museums and cities throughout Britain. She is a highly collectable artist, specializing in paintings of Venice. Her greatest talent was for capturing the spirit of perhaps the world’s most romantic and cultural city.

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