Quayside In San Sebastian — Pedro Venancio Gassís Y Minondo

Quayside in San Sebastian


pedro venancio gassís y minondo (1850 - 1896)

Discover Pedro Venancio Gassis y Minondo’s captivating landscapes & Venetian scenes. Spanish artist known for impressionistic style, influenced by Martín Rico. Explore his unique vision.

Gipuzkoa Heritage Collection Centre (Irún, Spain)

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Gassis y Minondo was a soldier by profession, but as an artist he showed a delicate sensitivity for landscape painting. This oil painting shows the influence of the two artists with whom he worked most closely during his apprenticeship. Although the vaporous imprecision of the sea is reminiscent of Alejandrino Irureta, the way the other planes have been constructed using a preciostic brush stroke and the strongly-lit landscape also show the teaching of Martín Rico. Indeed, clear parallels can be seen between the blue of the sky and both painters