Oil painting on canvas A. Mariani Venice 1960

A tableau depicting a Venetian landscape, a canal in Venice with a bridge in the background and typical façades. The work is signed A. Mariani, a signature found on many post-impressionist works produced in the mid-20th century, sometimes attributed as a pseudonym to certain Italian painters (such as Giovanni Riva, 1890-1973) or used for commercially and decoratively styled paintings intended for tourists and galleries of the time. Approximate dimensions 30x40cm.