Lonely hut

Son of the famous painter Guglielmo, Beppe Ciardi is well-known for his landscape paintings, usually set in Venice or in the lagoon, which take an art deeply rooted in the eighteenth century and transform it with impressionist vibrations. He brings such luminism to his works that often the portrayed figures are lost in an atmosphere of iridescent light, at any time of day. Only the profiles of the houses and churches of the Serenissima are defined. In this work, however, the theme is humble, if not stark. A young woman wrapped in a black cloak large stands in front of a thatched hut. But beyond the hut there is an area of rosy light, which demonstrates the excellent qualities of the painter in his rendering of the sky, flecked with tiny clouds. However, the material of the hut´s composition is equally striking, as it bears evident influences of the Macchiaioli.