C. Myron Clark (American, 1876-1925)
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Oil on canvas, signed lower left and entitled on reverse.
Painting size: 24” x 18”
Frame size: 31” x 25”
American painter C. Myron Clark specialized in marine subjects and, like so many other artists, was drawn to Venice with its ongoing atmospheric shifts in the sky and sea. This work shows the church of Santa Maria della Salute, one of the city’s landmarks, at the end of the day. Clark captures the effects of the mellowing light which emphasizes the architectural details of the Baroque church and gives the surrounding buildings a soft, rosy glow. The dappled reflection of the buildings in the water animate the painting’s surface, creating a sense of energy as gondoliers navigate their small boats along the Grand Canal.
Santa Maria della Salute was built in the 17th century by the Venetians to thank God for the cessation of the plague that killed almost a third of the city’s population in 1630. Dedicated to the Virgin Mary as a restorer of health (salute) to the sick, the church is one of Venice’s most readily identifiable monuments. Clark’s rendering is quietly reassuring.
C. Myron Clark’s work is represented in the collections of the Peabody Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. He is listed in "Who Was Who in American Art" (Falk, 1999)
