Catalog of an exhibition held at Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel, Sept. 28, 2008-Jan. 25, 2009.
Contents:
Preface / Ernst Beyeler, Sam Keller, and Martin Schwander -- Introduction / Martin Schwander -- Images of Venice : history and myths of a city / Martin Schwander -- The Venetian veduta : Canaletto and Guardi / Bożena Anna Kowalczyk -- The approach of night : Turner and La Serenissima / Ian Warrell -- The palaces of the night : Whistler in Venice / Margaret F. MacDonald -- The light of Venice : John Singer Sargent / Elaine Kilmurray -- Anders Zorn and the Palazzo Barbaro / Alan Chong -- Two paintings of the Grand Canal : Edouard Manet in Venice / Juliet Wilson-Bareau -- Renoir's ambivalent response to La Serenissima / Christopher Riopelle -- Pietro Fragiacomo and the soul of the lagoon / Giandomenico Romanelli -- "Old oriental carpet reflecting itself in green waters" : Odilon Redon and Venice / Dario Gamboni -- Venice between Turner and Monet : Paul Signac's neo-impressionist vision / Anne Distel -- Moments : Monet's transformation of the Venetian veduta / Gottfried Boehm -- Catalogue of works exhibited
