Attributed to Antoine Bouvard/ Marc Aldine, (1875-1957)
Venice
Oil on canvas
46 x 55 cm
Private collection
Venice
Oil on canvas
46 x 55 cm
Private collection
Antoine Bouvard, St. Jean-de-Bournay, 1870 -
1956 was a French landscape
artist who notably often painted under the pseudonym Marc Aldine. Bouvard
remains best known for his renderings of Venetian canal scenes, painted in warm
tones and a hazy light that often accompanies the setting of the sun. A typical
work is A Gondolier Before a Venetian Bridge, depicting the grand canal of the
famous Italian city in a realist style that remained popular with tourists
throughout his career. He was notably influenced by the French painter Félix
Ziem, who was also popular for his poetic depictions of maritime scenes and
port cities. Bouvard was born in 1870 in St. Jean-de-Bournay in L'Isere,
France, and went on to study at the Academy of Beaux-Arts in Paris, befriending
the French architect Constant-Dufeux who helped shape his career and aesthetic.
He eventually became the director of architectural services for the Seine in
tandem with his painting career, and is accredited with the construction of the
Bourse du Travail in Paris. Though the artist remained based in Paris, he
traveled frequently to Italy to paint Venice from observation, preferring to
sell his work through dealers rather than having a public life. His son, Noel
Bouvard, followed in his footsteps to become a landscape painter in a style
similar to his father’s. The senior Bouvard died in 1956. More on Antoine Bouvard
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