VIRGILIO GUIDI - St. Mark's Basin in Venice 1958 -

Work painted in oil on canvas and signed on the verso by maestroVirgilio Guidi and dated 1958. It depicts a rarefied and poetic vision of the "Bacino di SanMarco" in Venice. The painting is distinguished by its extraordinary ability to evoke suspended and silent atmospheres, typical of metaphysical painting and the artist's lyrical poetics.In the foreground a dark triangle, probably the prow of a gondola or boat, guides the viewer's eye to the horizon.The curvilinear perspective of the waterfront amplifies the feeling of quiet andcontemplationThe style is recognizable by the soft, exfumed color palette, with predominance of pastel shades and watery greens. The simplified and almost abstracted forms-such as the trees on the left and the distant silhouettes of buildings and islands on the right-create a sense of depthimmobile and meditative. The work has Archivation at "L'ArchivioStorico Artisti Veneti" under No. 6/2026/n. The work is presented within a period frame of carved wood, with original patina that enhances its authenticity. cm. 50x70 approx. cm. 75x95 including frame Notes about the artist:VirgilioGuidi (Rome 1891- Venice 1984) was one of the most important Italian painters of the 20th century, protagonist of the Novecento Italiano movement, of realismolirico and a personal research between figuration and abstraction. His works can be found in numerous Italian and international museums. In his 93 years of life, Virgilio Guidi participated in countless exhibitions both nationally and internationally in which he won many awards. Among the most prestigious we remember:Venice Biennale: 1920, 1922, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936,1940 (personal room), 1948, 1954 (personal room), 1964 (personal room)Quadriennale di Roma: 1931, 1935