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Metadata
Title |
[Venice, Italy] |
Date |
1929 |
Object Name |
Painting |
Description |
The pair of paintings depicts scenes of gondolas floating in the Venice canals. The first panel depicts gondoliers and their boats approaching a woman in a white dress and red shawl. The second panel depicts a boat laden with dyed cloth approaching a sailmaking shop. "By 1927, Brandriff decided to abandon dentistry and devoted his time to painting. During the year, he received a commission for two mural paintings for a high school auditorium in Venice, California." Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" |
Catalog Number |
PA204 |
School Site # |
8907 |
School Name |
Venice Senior High |
Dimension Details |
156"h x 72"w (actual) |
Material |
Oil on canvas |
Artist |
Brandriff, George Kennedy |
Role Artist |
Artist |
Related Publications |
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" California Impressionism (Wm. Gerdts & Will South); Plein Air Painters (Ruth Westphal); Southern California Artists (Nancy Moure); Artists of the American West (Samuels); Art Digest, 3-15-1931; Los Angeles Times, 4-13-1931; American Art Annual 1933; Painters & Sculptors in California: the Modern Era; So. Calif. Artists, 1890-1940; Who's Who in American Art 1936-39 (obituary). |