Ponte de la Corte Nova over Rio di S. Antonin Canal in Venice

Ponte de la Corte Nova over Rio di S. Antonin Canal in Venice

This view by Ferdinand Kretschmer, an Austrian photographer known to be active in the 1920’s, shows the Corte Nova bridge over the Rio di S. Antonin Canal in Venice, Italy.

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Bridges Architecture Canal Supports Italy Boats Marine Marine: Rowboats
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Ponte de la Corte Nova over Rio di S. Antonin Canal in Venice
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Dimensions

Image Dimensions11.5 x 16.0 sight | 16.3 x 22.5 cm rough hand-made paper spot-glued to manilla overmatt verso 40.2 x 29.9 cm

Print Notes

Recto: titled in graphite on overmatt mount: Ferdinand Kretschmer, Wien.

Verso: In graphite in the hand of the artist, the print medium and his address: Bromoil transfer; Ferdinand Kretschmer, Vienna (Austria) VII., Stiftgasse 5-7; remnants of gampi-style paper protective print overmatt along top margin. 

Provenance

Purchased for this archive in December, 2019 from the photographer and editor Sigismund Blumann’s grandson Thomas High.

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