Antique Oil Painting Venice Francis Moltino (1818 - 1874)

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Fine quality large seascape 19th-Century, oil on canvas view of Venice canals by listed Italian artist Francis Moltino (1818 - … more Fine quality large seascape 19th-Century, oil on canvas view of Venice canals by listed Italian artist Francis Moltino (1818 - 1874) with gondolas and figures. A superb example of Moltino's work, it is a large scale panoramic busy canal scene with bustling activity in the foreground and the beautiful buildings of the historic city in the distance. Excellent quality and condition, it is likely a work painted for exhibition or a commission. Displayed in the original carved swept giltwood frame. The painting is signed and dated 1856, lower left.

Moltino is a listed artist whose auction records exceed $35,000.

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