The Piazza San Marco, Venice, looking East towards the Basilica

Details

Francesco Guardi* (1712-1793)
The Piazza San Marco, Venice, looking East towards the Basilica
oil on canvas
15½ x 25in. (39.4 x 63.5cm.)

Provenance

R. William Willis; Christie's, London, March 31, 1933, lot 120
(340gns. to Miss Asher Lubin).
with Colnaghi, London.
with Acquavella Galleries, New York.

Literature

Probably A. Morassi, Guardi, 1973, I, p. 372, under no. 327.

Lot Essay

An old label on the reverse reads 'Guardi no. 220'.

A similar, but smaller version, was sold at Christie's, London, Dec. 9, 1988, lot 38 (£220,000).