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Eugen von Blaas, 1843 - 1931, AUSTRIAN
THE MANDOLINIST
Oil on canvas
24 by 32 1/8 in., 61 by 81.6 cm
Private collection
Eugen von Blaas was famed for
depicting beautiful Italian women at work or in the company of admiring
suitors. Anticipation shows a dark haired young woman leaning her elbow on a
balustrade overlooking the Venetian lagoon. She dreamily gazes towards the
water, where a gondola is just coming into view. The precise technique and
bright palette of Blaas’ Venetian genre scenes were in tune with the Venetian
tradition of painting. Famed for his depictions of everyday life in Venice,
Blaas' very commercial subjects and finely painted, vividly coloured canvases
found a ready market among the wealthy travellers and tourists visiting the
city. Above all he strove to capture the inherent beauty of the Italian women
with vignettes of their conversations in the street or courting with
lovers. More on Eugen von Blaas
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