Mirage - Venice

Paula Canale Wolfson

Using warm, neutral tones and heavy shapes with soft edges, Paula Canale Wolfson captures a vision of a bridge over a Venetian canal, its form appearing to float weightlesslessly as the water flows beneath it. Little is known about Wolfson, who was born in Italy and died in New York, but this composition suggests an artist who has had training in the arts and has a keen understanding of color and form, yet is uninterested in sticking to a representational narrative, preferring instead to explore dreamscapes whose elements retain an intriguing familiarity.

Paula Canale Wolfson was born on May 13, 1908 in Italy and died on March 31, 2002 in Pelham, New York.