Bartolomeo Pedon

Bartolomeo Pedon (Venice 1665-1732) A wooded landscape with travellers and a mule crossing a bridge, with mountains beyond; and Travellers on a bridge above a waterfall with a hilltop village beyond a pair, oil on canvas 93 x 112cm (36 5/8 x 44 1/8in). (2) A noble villa in Lombardy, from which acquired at the end of the 19th century by an old Milanese family and thence by descent to the present owner

Bartolomeo Pedon (Venice 1665-1732) A wooded landscape with a fisherman drawing inhis catch, other figures loading a rowing boat and other vessels ona river with mountains beyond oil on canvas 92 x 112cm (36 1/4 x 44 1/8in). Estimate: �7,000 - 10,000, � 7,800 - 11,000, US$ 11,000 -16,000 Request Condition Report PROVENANCE: A noble villa in Lombardy, from which acquired at the end of the19th century by an old Milanese family and thence by descent to thepresent owner Together with Marco Ricci (1676�1730) and Antonio Marini(1688�1725), Bartolomeo Pedon can be considered the forerunner ofthe 18th century Venetian landscape tradition. A member of Fragilia , the guild of Venetian painters, from 1716, hespent most of his career in Padua. The contemporary sourcesreported his peculiar character and bohemian lifestyle, which wasmirrored in the choice of fancy subjects, such as night scenes andshipwrecks, often combined with stylistic originality. The presentpainting shows the loose brushstroke rich in contrast and the coolvivid colouring which are typical elements of Pedon's oeuvre .

Bartolomeo Pedon (Venice 1665-1733) A wooded landscape with fishermen, boats and houses, mountainsbeyond oil on canvas 33 5/8 x 45 5/8 in. (90.5 x 115.9 cm.) Lot Notes The painting is sold with a copy of a letter by Professor DarioSucci, confirming the attribution and proposing a date around 1730,when the painter was stylistically very close to MarcoRicci.