Marcel Caradec (1901-1998) - Vue de la Basilique Santa Maria della Salute, Venise

Oil on canvas signed "Caradec M." lower left, depicting a lively scene of the Venetian lagoon: fishing boats with ochre and brick sails in the foreground, fishermen busy on the vessels, nets and fishing baskets on the ground, with in the background the Basilica Santa Maria della Salute and the bustling quays of the Grand Canal.

Marcel Caradec (1901-1998), French painter active in Paris (Montmartre), known for his urban Parisian scenes and his Venetian views in warm tones with the characteristic impasto brushwork.

Support: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 50 x 61 cm (canvas), 71 x 83 cm with frame
Signature: lower left, "Caradec M."
Condition: excellent, canvas and frame in good condition
Frame: period frame, moulded wood and linen canvas