Louis Abel-aTruchet was a French Post impressionist painter best known for his depictions of the Parisian Belle Époque.

Having studied at the academy Julianne Truchet went on to have numerous exhibitions in Paris and regularly submitted works to the Salons including the Salon d’Automne and the Salon de la Societe Nationals des Beaux-Arts.

A well-known figure around Montmartre Truchet painted in various mediums and also produced satirical political works. At the age of 57 he enrolled in the army and died in 1918 towards the end of the  War.

This work of Venice is one of a number of paintings he completed on his travels. After Paris Venice was one of his  favourite subjects, this work painted with exagerated primary  colour similar to the Fauvist group hints at a hightened state of mind and many of his depictions of this watery city have this same sense of jubilation.

Another great example of his Venice works can be found in the collection of the Musees d’Orsay, Paris.

Other works by the artist can be found in The van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Museum of Modern Art, New York