This image is from my first month long stay in Venice, in the Winter of 1981. Cold, damp fog. Low frequency throbbing from the Vaporetti. Exploding frantic flapping from disturbed flocks of scrawny pigeons, waiting out a hungry season.
An opium dream.
A great print in of this image the Boston MFA’s collection is included in the exhibition Unmasking Venice: American Artists and the City of Water (May 28—September 5, 2022) at the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown New York.
8 inches x 10 inches printed in hand coated albumen on Strathmore Artist Drawing paper
Printed in early 1980’s
Signed and numbered front
Stamped, titled and numbered rear
The edition numbering on the front is not accurate; see FAQ pages
Price - $8,500