Capricci of ruined arches with figures

Details

Francesco Guardi (Venice 1712-1793)
Capricci of ruined arches with figures
oil on canvas
5¼ x 4¼ in. (13.3 x 10.8 cm.)
a pair (2)

Provenance

Baronin Mathilde von Rothschild (1852-1924), Frankfurt.
Anonymous sale [The Property of a Gentleman]; Christie's, London, 14 April 1978, lot 130.
Anonymous sale [The Property of a Gentleman]; Christie's, London, 29 June 1979, lot 22.
Anonymous sale [The Property of a Family Trust]; Christie's, London, 4 July 1997, lot 119, where acquired by the present owner.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

A slightly larger version, on panel, of the composition with a villa beyond is in the Moratilla Collection, Paris (A. Morassi, Guardi, Venice, 1973, I, p. 493, no. 993: II, fig. 876): that picture includes a doorway in the wall on the right and has different figures. A horizontal version with the composition extended to the right is in the E. Hamill Collection, Chicago (ibid., p. 492, no. 987; II fig. 870). Dario Succi dates this pair of pictures to circa 1790.

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