Maurice Mazeilie

French Impressionist Watercolor of Venetian Cityscape with Tower and Canal

20th Century

Title: French Impressionist Watercolor of Venetian Cityscape with Tower and Canal By Maurice Mazeilie (French 1924-2021) Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 9.75 x 7 inches (...

Title: French Impressionist Watercolor of Cityscape with Tower and Figures By Maurice Mazeilie (French 1924-2021) Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 4.75 x 6.25 inches (Heig...

I looked out from my window, and I saw Venice, my Venice, naked in the sun— Sad, faded, and unutterably forlorn!— But still unutterably beautiful. For days and days I wandered up and down— Holding my breath in awe and ecstasy,— Following my husband to familiar haunts, Making acquaintance with his well-loved friends, Whose faces I had only seen in dreams And books and photographs and his careless talk. For days and days—with sunny hours of rest And musing chat, in that cool room of ours, Paved with white marble, on the Grand Canal; For days and days—with happy nights between, Half-spent, while little Katie lay asleep Out on the balcony, with the moon and stars. O Venice, Venice!—with thy water-streets— Thy gardens bathed...

Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1980. Hand signed lower left. Date on rear, Excellent condition.