The Leaning Tower, Venice
Caroline Helena Armington Canadian
Not on view
Armington visited Venice in 1935 and created this etching centered on the tall leaning bell tower of San Giorgio dei Greci (built 1587-92) with posts rising from the canal at left near moored power boats. Born near Toronto, the artist moved to Paris with her artist husband Frank Armington in 1905. They both learned to etch in 1908 and then traveled through Europe and to North Africa and North America to find subjects. Demonstrating an interest in traditional picturesque imagery, Armington's work also demonstrates the influence of James McNeill Whistler, who famously devoted two sets of etchings to Venice, and the continued significance in the early twentieth century of principles espoused by the Etching Revival.
