Location: Venice, Italy
Subject: Coastal Scene
Medium: Oils
Date: 1920s
Signature: Knighton Hammond
Dimensions: 62 cm x 76 cm
In conjunction with his variety of brushstrokes and texture of paint, Knighton-Hammond adopts a greater intensity in his light and colours when painting in Venice. This oil painting of boats in the lagoon is exceedingly rich in colour and full of vitality. Merchandise is being loaded or unloaded by the busy figures who give life and movement to the composition.