Sunrise, Venice
(c. 1908)

Arthur STREETON

Medium: oil on canvas
Measurements: 50.9 × 76.6 cm
Place/s of Execution: Venice, Veneto, Italy
Inscription: inscribed in brown paint l.r.: A. STREETON -
Accession Number: A11-1970
Department: Australian Painting
Credit Line: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1970
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Gallery location: Not on display
Subjects (general): Cityscapes Marines and Seascapes
Subjects (specific): boats canals (waterways) domes (architectural elements) Italy (nation) sunrise towers (single built works) Venice (inhabited place) waterfronts
Movements: Australian Impressionism Heidelberg School

Frame

The stretcher carries the paper label of Emilio Aickelin, who most likely supplied the canvas for this painting.
Though unlabelled, it is possible the frame is also Italian in origin, making use of Italian Renaissance ornament through the flat.
Framemaker: Unknown - 20th century
Date: c.1908
Materials: timber, composition and gold leaf
Condition: good original condition
Dimensions: 80.5 x 105.5 x 9 cm