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William
Walcot R.E., Hon.R.I.B.A.
(Odessa
1874 – 1943 Ditchling, Sussex)
Doorway
to the Doge’s Palace, Venice
Doorway
to the Doge’s Palace, Venice
EH-L 40. 552
x 351 mm.
Etching and aquatint, 1915.
Signed in pencil. Edition of only 19 impressions.
On cream wove paper. A fine impression of this rare large plate, with rich tonal
contrasts. Generally in very good condition. The slightest of cockling and other
small related defects. Time-stained on the verso.
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Additional
Information about the Print
A
viewpoint chosen for the drama of the light on
the filigree of the façade and the contrasting
depth of shadow inside the arcades. The Porta
della Carta only glimpsed round the corner of the protruding
colonnades.
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