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The Punta della Dogana, Venice
Details
Francesco Guardi (Venice 1712-1793)
The Punta della Dogana, Venice
inscribed 'La Doana di Mar di Vena di Franco / di Guardi'; (on the reverse)
oil on copper
5 ¼ x 6 ½ in. (13.2 x 16.3 cm.)
The Punta della Dogana, Venice
inscribed 'La Doana di Mar di Vena di Franco / di Guardi'; (on the reverse)
oil on copper
5 ¼ x 6 ½ in. (13.2 x 16.3 cm.)
Provenance
Mrs. St. John, Dinmore Manor, Leominster (according to an inscription on the reverse).
Anonymous sale [Mrs. D.E. Butts, London]; Christie’s, London, 25 February 1949, lot 120, as one of a pair, as ‘F. Guardi’ (260 gns. to Beer).
with Frederick Mont & Newhouse Galleries, New York.
with di Dannecker Garbini, Lugano, until 1981, when acquired by the father of the present owner.
Anonymous sale [Mrs. D.E. Butts, London]; Christie’s, London, 25 February 1949, lot 120, as one of a pair, as ‘F. Guardi’ (260 gns. to Beer).
with Frederick Mont & Newhouse Galleries, New York.
with di Dannecker Garbini, Lugano, until 1981, when acquired by the father of the present owner.
Special notice
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