$3,000
French (1911–2001)
In a glimpse of a moment that could only have been caught on the canals of Venice, Italy, Emile Rampelberg focuses his attention on two gondolas bobbing on the water.
There are no figures or towering feats of architecture to impede on the composition as there would be in typical depictions of the floating city. Instead, Rampelberg creates a moment of peace free of the noise of the world around him. Even the water fades to white in the distance, centering the focus and importance of the work solely on these two solitary boats. Provenance: Galerie Felix Vercel, New York.
circa 1970