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Steve WhiteheadGrand Canal Sunrise - original impressionism landscape - contemporary Art2025
2025
$5,370.96
£3,900
€4,561.90
CA$7,347.20
A$7,996.01
CHF 4,238.68
MX$96,198.15
NOK 53,760.07
SEK 49,186.70
DKK 34,080.88
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“Grand Canal Sunrise” by Steve Whitehead is a breathtaking portrayal of Venice in all its early morning splendour. The painting opens with a dramatic, luminous sky—a swirl of apricot, cobalt, and violet—casting a radiant glow over the still waters of the Grand Canal. The architectural elegance of Venetian palazzos is rendered with stunning clarity and warmth, their façades catching the last golden tones of dawn. As your gaze is drawn deeper into the canvas, the basilica of Santa Maria della Salute emerges from the mist, anchoring the composition with reverence and grandeur.
Whitehead masterfully balances atmosphere and structure, with light shimmering across the water’s surface and every reflection whispering of serenity. The intricate ironwork, gothic windows, and rhythmic arches transport the viewer directly to the canalside, just as the city stirs awake. This is Venice not as postcard cliché, but as a living, breathing place—captured with both technical prowess and emotional sensitivity.
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
Artist Biography:
Born in Coventry in 1960, Steve Whitehead is an accomplished British painter known for his distinctive approach to magic realism and hyper-realism. He studied Fine Art at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth under the guidance of David Tinker, completing his MA in the mid-1980s before continuing his academic pursuits at the Courtauld Institute of Art. His long career in Fine Art education culminated in his leadership of the MA Painting course at the University of Hull’s Scarborough campus. He continues to teach Painting and Art History part-time.
Since 1985, Steve has exhibited widely across England, Wales, and Scotland, and has shown regularly in London galleries since 1997. His work has earned significant recognition: he is a two-time first-prize winner of the Wales Open Art Exhibition and has been awarded prizes at the Manchester Academy and the Hunting Art Prize exhibitions. His paintings are held in notable collections including the Contemporary Art Society of Wales, Accenture, Prudential, Skye Pharma, and the Bank of Scotland.
Steve describes his work using the terms magic realism and hyper-realism. His paintings are characterised by a unique blend of empathy, strong compositional design, and meticulous detail, resulting in atmospheric and often subtly surreal imagery. His subject matter is now primarily focused on the landscapes of North Yorkshire—its moors, wolds, and coastline—where he lives. His style draws inspiration from 19th-century Neo-Classical and Romantic painting, as well as 20th-century British and American Realists.
Steve’s artistic process involves an immersive study of his chosen landscape: photographing, sketching, and revisiting locations at various times of day and under shifting weather conditions. He often constructs compositions from rearranged or composite elements of these explorations. Watercolour studies may precede the final work, which is developed on canvas through an initial drawing and underpainting that is gradually refined over weeks or months.
- Creator:Steve Whitehead
- Creation Year:2025
- Dimensions:Height: 29.93 in (76 cm)Width: 31.89 in (81 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)
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- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU468317328992
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