Beppe Ciardi, 1875 Venice - 1932 Quinto di Treviso

BEPPE CIARDI WAS THE SON OF THE PAINTER GUGLIELMO CIARDI (1842/43-1917) AND BROTHER OF EMMA CIARDI (1879-1933). FROM 1896 TO 1899 STUDENT AT THE ACADEMY IN VENICE.



FRA AQUILEIA ED ALTINOOil on canvas.
80 x 130 cm.
Signed lower right.
In decorative frame.

View of a flat Italian landscape with a calm river, on the right bank of which a man is riding one of two horses pulling an old wooden cart reflected in the water; further behind them is another rider. On the left bank of the river is a tall, bare tree with a wooden box hanging from it. Atmospheric depiction, emphasizing the vastness of the landscape, under a high blue, almost cloudless sky, which occupies three-quarters of the picture surface. Sporadic rests, slight frame damage.

Annotation:
The title refers to two cities, Aquileia is in the Friuli region and lies on the Natissa river, Altino lies on the Venice lagoon.

Literature:
Catalog of the 11th International Art Exhibition of Venice, 1914, cited work cited on p. 98 and reproduced in Table 74: Giorgio Nicodemi, Beppe Ciardi, Milan, p.76, plate LIII, illus. in black and white.

Exhibition:
Venice, 11th International Art Exhibition, 1914, Room 29, No. 6. (14021211) (18)



Beppe Ciardi,
1875 Venice - 1932 Quinto di Treviso
Son of the painter Guglielmo Ciardi (1842/43-1917) and brother of Emma Ciardi (1879 -1933). He studied at the Venice Academy of Fine Arts Academy from 1896 to 1899.

FRA AQUILEIA ED ALTINO

Oil on canvas.
80 x 130 cm.
Signed lower right.

Notes:
The title refers to two cities: Aquileia in the Friuli region on the river Natiso and Altino in the Venetian Lagoon.

Literature:
Catalogue of the 11th International Art Exhibition of Venice, 1914, the painting is cited on p. 98 and reproduced in table 74.
Giorgio Nicodemi, Beppe Ciardi, Milan 1942, the painting is cited on p. 76 and reproduced in black and white on plate LIII.

Exhibition:
11th International Art Exhibition of Venice, 1914, hall 29, no. 6.