Edward Laning

View of Campo S.S. Giovanni e Paolo, Venice
c. 1950

Watercolor painting depicting a classical European cityscape with a detailed baroque facade of a church, a statue of a horse-mounted figure to the right, and a small bridge leading to buildings on the left under a warm, cloudy sky. A lone figure walks in front of the church.
Watercolor painting depicting a classical European cityscape with a detailed baroque facade of a church, a statue of a horse-mounted figure to the right, and a small bridge leading to buildings on the left under a warm, cloudy sky. A lone figure walks in front of the church.

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Date
c. 1950

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Transparent and opaque watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 14 15/16 × 20in. (37.9 × 50.8 cm)

Accession number
80.31.125

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Felicia Meyer Marsh Bequest

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Edward Laning
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