In 1842, Ziem made his first trip to Venice. He immediately fell under the city’s spell and from then on returned almost every year. Shortly after, he discovered Istanbul and the Bosporus, his second great love. Sunlight on the water, bright blue skies and orange sunsets are constantly recurring themes in Ziem’s extensive oeuvre. Several ships, a church building or the dome and minarets of a mosque act as light catchers and as a way of delineating the space.
Ziem had a facile way of painting and was much more concerned with accurately depicting the mood or ambiance than of slavishly showing details. This regularly brought him into conflict with the jury of the Salon. His large canvases were rejected more than once. After a number of disappointments, Ziem withdrew completely from participation in the period 1866 to 1888.
This small and cursory sketch of the coast of the Bosporous was possibly made at the scene. It is certainly not a masterpiece, but it shows Ziem’s fascination with the bright southern light.
Specifications
| Title | View on the Bosporus |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 14,3 cm Width 24,5 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Painter:
Félix Ziem
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| Accession number | VdV 93 |
| Credits | Loan Foundation Willem van der Vorm, 1972 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1972 |
| Creation date | in circa 1880 - 1890 |
| Collector | Collector / Willem van der Vorm |
| Internal exhibitions |
De verzameling Willem van der Vorm. Schilderijen van Hollandse en Franse meesters uit de 17e en 19e eeuw (1950) The Collection Enriched (2011) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | France > Western Europe > Europe |
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