"Venice - The Grand Canal" by James Alphege Brewer, Eng., (1881-1946) Color then transcended Indian Space concerns

then transcended Indian Space concerns for all-over patterning and ambiguity between positive and negative space

small discreet rubbed scrape to upper left image corner

was a notable Boston painter and printmaker of the late 19th century known for his history paintings and portraits

textures and street level activity of this city corner viewed from an upper floor across the street

last thing a soldier may say when wounded in battle

"Venice - The Grand Canal" by James Alphege Brewer, Eng., (1881-1946) Color then transcended Indian Space concernsEtching, ca. 1924 25, Ed. unknown, 5 1 8 x 8 1 4, signed and titled in pencil, on heavy cream wove J Head paper, a pale trace of mat line. Brewer was born in London to a family of artists, and spent most of his career based in Acton, west of London, excelling at architectural subjects, in particular the churches found all over Europe. His prints feature a dramatic use of light with strong contrast of dark and light, and this view of the Grand Canal in