Lot Essay
Another version of the first drawing, with a different placement of the boats, was sold at Christie's, South Kensington, 5 July 2001, lot 48.
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The Grand Canal with Santa Maria della Salute, Venice; and The Doge's Palace, and the Molo, looking west
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Paolo Sala (Milan 1859-1929)
The Grand Canal with Santa Maria della Salute, Venice; and The Doge's Palace, and the Molo, looking west
signed 'P Sala' (1 and 2), inscribed '[V]APORETTI.VENEZIANI NG.' (1) and 'Canale Grande Venezia' (1), with inscription 'No 3- Canale Gr... Novembre...' (1) and 'no 265 quai à Venise Juillet 1891' (2) on attached labels
pencil, watercolour heightened with white
14¼ x 21 in. (362 x 533 mm.); and 14 x 20 7/8 in. (355 x 528 mm.) (2)
The Grand Canal with Santa Maria della Salute, Venice; and The Doge's Palace, and the Molo, looking west
signed 'P Sala' (1 and 2), inscribed '[V]APORETTI.VENEZIANI NG.' (1) and 'Canale Grande Venezia' (1), with inscription 'N
pencil, watercolour heightened with white
14¼ x 21 in. (362 x 533 mm.); and 14 x 20 7/8 in. (355 x 528 mm.) (2)
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