Walter Richard Sickert A.R.A. (British, 1860-1942) Study for Interior of St Mark's Venice oil on canvasboard 34.5 x 28 cm. (13 1/2 x 11 in.) Painted circa 1895 Footnotes: Provenance Private Collection, U.S.A., from whom acquired by the present owners The present work is one of several interiors of St Mark's the artist told his friend Philip Wilson Steer he was painting during his first visit to Venice in 1895. It is related to the larger Interior of St Mark's, Venice in the collection of the Tate Gallery. Sickert described his working method at this time as 'to work open and loose, freely, with a full brush and full colour'. We are grateful to Dr. Wendy Baron for her assistance in cataloguing this lot. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com