August Bouvard ( French 19th - 20th c.)

 

 
   
 

'The Grand Canal, Venice'

Oil on canvas, laid on board, 24" by 32".

Signed lower right 'Mark Aldine'

August Bouvard was the patriarch of the famous Bouvard family of artists, and specialised in scenes of his beloved Venice, emulating the work of his mentor Felix Ziem. He used several pseudonyms, the most popular of which was Mark Aldine.
 

 
     

 

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