George Leslie Hunter (Scottish 1877-1931)

George Leslie Hunter (Scottish 1877-1931)
View of The Doge's Palace with The Columns of San Marco and San Teodoro, Venice
Signed Hunter (lower right)
Oil on board
62.5 x 75.1cm

Provenance:
Ian MacNicol, Glasgow, where purchased by the present private collectors, April 1977;
Private Collection, Yorkshire

George Leslie Hunter’s first visit to Venice came in 1922, the same year he also painted in Paris and Florence. It was during his visit to Paris that he encountered the latest work of Henri Matisse, which had a profound effect on the development of Hunter’s style. The present work is one of only twenty-three Venetian oils to survive, and is typical of the period, with its short sharp brushstrokes of vivid colour, and areas of exposed board.