"Venice - The Grand Canal" by James Alphege Brewer, Eng., (1881-1946) Color was a notable Boston painter

was a notable Boston painter and printmaker of the late 19th century known for his history paintings and portraits

and once rematted in a  four ply rag  mat

on cream wove Velin Arches paper

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"Venice - The Grand Canal" by James Alphege Brewer, Eng., (1881-1946) Color was a notable Boston painterEtching, ca. 1924 25, Ed. unknown, 5 1 8 x 8 1 4, signed and titled in pencil, on heavy cream wove J Head paper, a pale trace of mat line. Brewer was born in London to a family of artists, and spent most of his career based in Acton, west of London, excelling at architectural subjects, in particular the churches found all over Europe. His prints feature a dramatic use of light with strong contrast of dark and light, and this view of the Grand Canal in