William McGregor Paxton (1869-1941)Venice signed and dated 'Paxton / 1910' (lower right)oil on canvas30 1/4 x 25inPainted in 1910.注脚ProvenanceCollection of Marie and Hugh Halff, San Antonio, Texas.Gift to the present owner from the above, by 2000.In the summer of 1910, William McGregor Paxton and his wife spent two months in Venice, where they rented an apartment on the Zattere facing the Canal del Giudecca. The present work was painted on this trip. Paxton, like many of his American artistic contemporaries who visited Venice, was inspired by the beauty of Venetian architecture and lighting effects on the water of the city's canals.