Grand Canal, Venice (with clouds)
- Date:
- ca. 1921
- Medium:
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
$500–$5,000. Common landscapes: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Collaborative prints with Frank Brangwyn are most sought after.
The Grand Canal of Venice viewed under a dramatic clouded sky — the most famous waterway in the world rendered in Urushibara's color woodblock technique around 1921. The particular version "with clouds" suggests an emphasis on the atmospheric drama of the sky as much as the canal's architectural flanks, the cloud formations creating a dynamic counterpoint to the stately procession of palazzo facades reflected in the water below. Venice's exceptional light, famously celebrated by Turner, finds an unexpected translator in Urushibara.
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Yuki no Miyajima
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
1932
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Grand Canal, Venice (with clouds) was created by Yoshijiro Urushibara (漆原木虫) in ca. 1921.
Grand Canal, Venice (with clouds) depicts snow scenes and rivers & lakes.
