Lot 795: GROLL, THEODOR DÜsseldorf 1857 - 1913 Nachmittag in Venedig. Öl auf Leinwand. 109 x 157cm. Signiert, bezeichnet und datiert unten links: Th. Groll DÜsseld. 1907. Rahmen. Provenienz: - 1984 erworben bei Galerie Heseler, MÜnchen. Der DÜsseldorfer Maler

GROLL, THEODOR
DÜsseldorf 1857 - 1913

Afternoon in Venice. Oil on canvas. 109 x 157cm. Signed, inscribed and dated lower left: Th. Groll DÜsseld. 1907. Framed.

In his large-size work DÜsseldorf painter Theodor Groll depicted a very atmospheric late summer afternoon on the Piazza San Marco in Venice. The setting sun in the west engulfs the figures in a warm autumn light. The view opens up from the Piazzetta San Marco along the pier to the east featuring Groll's impressively rendered Doge's Palace with the two mighty monolithic columns.