Venice and John Singer Sargent

I'd be interested to see if anyone has searched enough to find out which street it is. It's identified as " a quiet backstreet off the Calle Larga dei Proverbi, near the Grand Canal" so you might see if you can find that on a map of Venice and spend some time checking out the nearby streets. Will you have some 'wandering around' time in Venice, or will your visit be pretty structured? One of the best things to do in Venice is just wander around.

By the way, I love that painting also, but it never occurred to me to try to find it when I was in Venice. Good luck.

Wikipedia says it is an alley off Calle Larga dei Proverbi in Cannaregio, but who knows. There actually have been some building renovations in Venice in the last 136 years. This scene could be any of a hundred in Venice, and there is no guarantee that Sargent was faithfully recreating the surroundings. It could (probably) have been painted from memory in studio with a model.

Nancy and Sam, thank you both for your responses, I greatly appreciate it. Thankfully, I should have plenty of time to wonder around as I'll be staying a few days in the city itself. I figured that there might be some renovations to the facades and the like, assuming it was meant to be relatively true to life, but barring any fires or structural problems, I'm hoping the buildings depicted are still there. Truthfully, I'm hoping to snap a picture of a modern day equivalent of the painting, but that's just the romantic in me taking hold.

You should find plenty of similar spots just walking around. But even in October, there will be a lot of other people about. When you find a likely candidate, return in the morning just after sun up and it will be deserted. You might take Alessandro Schezzini's "Bar Tour". Show him a print and see if he has any ideas.
http://www.schezzini.it/?jjj=1533793145492

You can use google maps street view feature to "walk" many of the streets and alleys in Venice. Try using it (takes some experimenting to get the hang of it) around some of the locations mentioned above and see what develops. You might stumble upon the place pictured and find out how to get there.

I suggest asking a curator at the Guggenheim Museum in Venice. Even thought they might have more alleged "cutting edge" 20th C. art, I suspect they would likely know.

I did the google maps walk of that street earlier this morning just for kicks - it's a really short street - and it won't "stop" right in front of the only alley it could possibly be so that you can see much of it. Rats.

Just wanted to say that I love his work as well!

erik - my favorite painter. It never occurred to me to look for something like this. Thanks for the idea.

Thank you all for all of the advice, I really appreciate it, I'm also glad to see that I'm not the only fan of that particular piece. I ran into the same issue with Google Street View, with the one alleyway not showing up. Following the street to its terminus, however, I think that the Wikipedia description may be slightly off. If you look at the roof of the building where the street ends, the Salizada del Pistor, it looks like the chimneys from the painting. I guess the only way to know for certain is to go out there myself and ask around at a few of the art museums for confirmation. Thank you all!