Alberto Candian (1946) - Riviera a Dolo

ALBERTO CANDIAN

Alberto Candian was born in Venice in 1946. He trained at the Liceo Artistico Statale di Venezia and later at the Academy of Fine Arts of his hometown. His painting activity developed mainly around representations of Venice, the lagoon, and the landscapes of the Veneto region, with particular attention to light, water, and historic architectures.
Throughout his career he has held numerous solo exhibitions in various Italian cities and has been repeatedly invited to exhibit at the Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa. Since 1970 he has participated in national competitions, receiving several recognitions. In 1984 he took part in the national group exhibition hosted at Ca’ Vendramin Calergi in Venice.
Since 1996 he contributed to founding the Association “Nuova Arte Grafica,” active in promoting and teaching drawing, painting, and figure techniques. Since 1999 many of his works have entered the Collection of Cassa di Risparmio di Venezia. Writers who have commented on him include, among others, Roberto Joss, Paolo Rizzi, Antonio Favarato, Gabriella Niero, Giulio Gasparotti, Mario Stefani, Enzo Di Martino, and Pino De Riva.

DESCRIPTION
Riviera at Dolo
Oil on panel
Work dimensions: 50 x 60 cm
Dimensions with frame: 70 x 80 cm

In “Riviera at Dolo,” Alberto Candian approaches one of the subjects closest to his painterly sensibility: the Venetian landscape along the Brenta Riviera. The painting depicts the historic architectures facing the riverbank, evoking the atmosphere of ancient villas and buildings tied to the Venetian society of the eighteenth century.
The composition is built with balance, through a synthesis painting that does not dwell on detail, but focuses above all on the rendering of light and atmosphere. The houses and the architectures along the Brenta are defined by a quick yet controlled brushstroke, while the water becomes the central focal point of the scene, gathering and reflecting the shapes and colors of the landscape.
The palette is light, played in pastel tones and delicate transitions, in keeping with a twentieth-century Venetian tradition attentive to diffused luminosity and the relationships between sky, water, and architecture. Reflections on the river, rendered with soft and synthetic touches, give the work a serene and airy character.

CONDITION REPORT
Overall good condition. Work intact in every part, with legible chromatic and lively brushwork. Frame present.
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