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ALEXANDRA GARDNER | Study for Florians, Venice
Oil on Canvas
30.5 x 30.5 cms / 12 x 12 inches
Signed Gardner (upper left)
Study for Florians, Venice is a figurative interior painting by contemporary Scottish artist Alexandra Gardner. Gardner captures the quiet intimacy and atmospheric charm of the iconic Caffè Florian in Venice. The work uses a muted color palette and dramatic contrast between light and shadow, evoking a sense of solitude and introspection in the dimly lit café interior.
Raymond Thibésart’s ethereal landscapes won great acclaim in the French Salons in the early twentieth century. Born in the elegant town of Bar-sur-Aube, surrounded by gently rolling hills and the champagne vineyards of the Grand Est region, the beauty of the French landscape and the artistic possibilities that it evoked made a deep impression on the young Thibésart.
In his early twenties Thibésart studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and later at the progressive Académie Julian under the tutorage of Jules Lefebvre and Tony Robert-Fleury, who introduced a strong element of symbolism into his work.
Thibésart worked in pastel outdoors, allowing him to make rapid sketches of changing light effects and atmospheric qualities of the landscape. Within the tranquillity of his studio, Thibésart would then transfer the colours, movements and atmosphere captured in pastel onto large scale canvases whilst ensuring the spontaneity of his subject was never lost.
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