Antique view of Venice canal was created by high listed german architecture painter Ludwig Dittweiler (1844 - Karlsruhe - 1891).He begun his study as theater painter and then at the Art Academy in Karlsruhe, where his teachers were F.Keller and Jos.Mühldorfer. He travelled often to South Germany, Tirol, North Italy.

The full biography can be find in Thieme/Becker "Allgemeines Lexikon...." or in "Maller werke des 19 Jahrhunderts" by Bötticher.

Inscription: signed lower left and dated 1880.

Technique: oil on canwas. Original period gold-plated frame.

Measurements: unframed w13 2/3" x h 25 2/3" (35 x 65 cm); framed 22 1/2" x 34 1/4" ( 57 x 87 cm)

Condition: in good condition, two profess.patches on the back of canvas.