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Joseph Baudin (1691-1753), Harbor Scene, Oil Painting,
Joseph Baudin (1691-1753), Harbor Scene, Oil Painting,
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Oil on canvas, relined
England, around 1750
Joseph Baudin (1691-1753) – British painter
Signed and dated lower right partly unreadable ‘Baudin pinx. 175(?)’
Dimensions: 85 x 85 cm
Frame: 85 x 85
Provenance: Private collection, Austria
Bustling harbor view with dynamic figural scene by Joseph Baudin; works by the painter are extremely rare on the art market

This painting by Joseph Baudin depicts an extraordinary composition in square format, untypical for the artist who is primarily known for his Venetian views after Canaletto. It depicts is a harbor view with a lively figural scene in the foreground, whereby the upper half of the image taken up entirely by the bright sky. Glimmering ray of sun incide from the upper left corner and cause dynamic effects of light and shadow. The present work shows Baudin’s talent for the reproduction of architectural proportions reproduce and rendering of figures as well as his sense of the open landscape. With unusually loose brushwork, the British painter created an animated scene here, which boasts a subtle color scheme and harmonious composition.


Condition:

The canvas is relined. There is craquelure and there are retouchings, mainly to the right upper area of the sky and the background. The frame shows some wear. The framed work measures 92 x 93 cm, the stretcher frame measures 85 x 85 cm.


Joseph Baudin (1691-1753)

Joseph Baudin was a student of Godfrey Kneller and worked as a painter in London. He is known for his Venetian views after Canaletto. His gouache drawings, which testify to the preference of the British Society for vedutas of Venice and in particular for Canaletto’s oeuvre, were published as engravings between 1736 and 1739. Paintings by the artist are rarely found on the art market.


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Joseph Baudin (1691-1753), Harbor Scene, Oil Painting,

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