Venetian Boatmen (D1556)

Brangwyn Portfolio

1906

55.9×76.2cm, work on paper

Inscription: monogram and date b.r. ‘FB 1906’

Standard reference: Bunt 674

Owner: LLFA

Provenance: A T Gledhill; FAS; Judd Estate

Lit and Ill: Liss Fine Art, British Paintings & Works on Paper, 1880-1980, 2004 Cat 46

Ill: Brangwyn Portfolio 26 (35.5x48cm)

An overcrowded boat (not a gondola) centre weighed down by revellers.  One man plays guitar, another dips his arm into the water, and one at the back stands upright.  Dark green reflection of boat in water, otherwise a misty setting.