Couple of Venetian caprices - Eugenio Bonivento "Zeno" (1880-1956)

Eugenio Bonivento - known as "Zeno"
(Chioggia,1880–Milan,1956)

"Couple of Venetian caprices"

Oil painting on canvas
Contemporary frame
Canvas cm. 70 x 50
Frame cm. 85 x 65
Very good condition

This splendid pair of Venetian caprices depicts two characteristic lagoon views.
The landscape is the most typical of the surroundings of Venice and expresses in an exemplary way the most rural soul of the City, with the houses and churches far from the majestic noble palaces and the monumental basilicas around the San Marco Basin.
The cheerful little squares in front of the churches are animated by characters who present all the peculiarities of the Venetian spirit, with the typical cloak and hat on their heads.
They are two magnificent autograph works by Eugenio "Zeno" Bonivento, one of the most interesting interpreters of the lagoon landscape in the first decades of the 20th century.
The two views are particularly lively and offer an attractive description of daily life in this extraordinary landscape, where the boats moored to the banks of the canals constitute the only means of transport for moving around the meanders of the lagoon.
We propose them as among his most successful creations, both for the confident and precise brushwork and for the particularly lively and bright chromaticism, with the combination of warm and cold colors of great effect.
Among his works, this pair of caprices constitutes a true exception, as two rare large canvases to be added to his catalogue, composed almost exclusively of small panels, "souvenirs" for visitors to Venice.
They are in excellent condition, complete with beautiful original gilded frames.