Noyes's impressionist sensibilities shine through in Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, a brilliant rendition of one of the most painted basilicas in the Floating City. The solidity of the mooring post in the lower right quadrant grounds the scene and emphasizes the atmospheric qualities and delicate tones throughout the rest of the composition. Viewed from across the Grand Canal, the domes and campanili of the iconic 17th century church also inspired such luminaries as John Singer Sargent and J. M. W. Turner.

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Noyes gained recognition for his richly-colored New England landscapes and still lifes, and was praised for his color work and ability to paint sunlight. He had his first one-man exhibition in Boston at the Hatfield Gallery in 1906, and showed regularly at the Copley Society and the Guild of Boston Artists, in addition to participating in annual exhibitions at the Pennsylvania Academy and the Art Institute of Chicago. He moved into Fenway Studios in 1907, stayed there until 1910, and subsequently established a studio on Boylston Street. In 1915, he won a silver medal from the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco and shortly afterwards, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston purchased his painting Gloucester Wharves, which remains in their collection today. His work can also be found at the Addison Gallery of American Art at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, the Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, Maine, the El Paso Museum of Art in Texas, and the Whistler House Museum of Art in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Provenance:

Private collection, Cape Neddick, Maine, until 1987

With Vose Galleries, Boston, inventory no. 28723, June 1987

To private collection, Owings Mills, Maryland, July 1987 to present

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Previous Vose Galleries label, inventory no. 28723