Lot Essay
We are grateful to The Association Félix Ziem, represented by Mathias Ary Jan, David Pluskwa and Gérard Fabre, for confirming the authenticity of this work.
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Félix Ziem (French, 1821-1911)
Le Palais des Doges vu du canal della Grazia, Venise
Details
Félix Ziem (French, 1821-1911)
Le Palais des Doges vu du canal della Grazia, Venise
signed 'Ziem' (lower left)
oil on canvas
27 ¼ x 41 ¾ in. (69 x 106 cm.)
Painted circa 1899
Le Palais des Doges vu du canal della Grazia, Venise
signed 'Ziem' (lower left)
oil on canvas
27 ¼ x 41 ¾ in. (69 x 106 cm.)
Painted circa 1899
Provenance
possibly with M. Knoedler & Co., New York, 1899.
possibly Dr. Leslie Ward (1845-1910).
Senator William Clark (1839-1925), New York.
His sale; American Art Association, New York, 11-12 January 1926, no. 84 (erroneously illustrated as no. 89)
Estate of Anna Maude Stuart, 1978.
Exchange with the Union League Club Civic and Arts Foundation, 1986.
possibly Dr. Leslie Ward (1845-1910).
Senator William Clark (1839-1925), New York.
His sale; American Art Association, New York, 11-12 January 1926, no. 84 (erroneously illustrated as no. 89)
Estate of Anna Maude Stuart, 1978.
Exchange with the Union League Club Civic and Arts Foundation, 1986.
Literature
P. Miquel, Felix Ziem 1821-1911, Maurs-la-Jolie, Martinelle, 1978, vol. 2, p 75, illustrated no. 237, as Venise le Palais des Doges, (catalogued with incorrect dimensions).
A. Burdin-Hellebranth, Felix Ziem 1821-1911, Belgium, 1998, p. 133, illustrated no. 327, as Canal della Grazia, (catalogued with incorrect length).
N. Harris, M. Richter, W. Greenhouse et al, Union League Club of Chicago Art Collection, Chicago: ULC, 2003, p. 308, as Venise le Palais des Doges.
A. Burdin-Hellebranth, Felix Ziem 1821-1911, Belgium, 1998, p. 133, illustrated no. 327, as Canal della Grazia, (catalogued with incorrect length).
N. Harris, M. Richter, W. Greenhouse et al, Union League Club of Chicago Art Collection, Chicago: ULC, 2003, p. 308, as Venise le Palais des Doges.