Lot Essay
A drawing similar in size and composition to the second picture, but including a high wall on the right, is in the Museo Correr, Venice (Morassi, op. cit., 1975, no. 531, fig. 518)
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Capricci of churches by the Venetian lagoon with elegant company promenading
Details
Francesco Guardi (Venice 1712-1793)
Capricci of churches by the Venetian lagoon with elegant company promenading
oil on panel
5¼ x 4 1/8 in. (13.3 x 10.4 cm.)
a pair (2)
Capricci of churches by the Venetian lagoon with elegant company promenading
oil on panel
5¼ x 4 1/8 in. (13.3 x 10.4 cm.)
a pair (2)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Palais Galliéria, Paris, 14 June 1968.
Property from the Collection of the late Lore and Rudolf Heinemann; Christie's, London, 4 July 1997, lot 117 (£150,000), where acquired by the present owner.
Property from the Collection of the late Lore and Rudolf Heinemann; Christie's, London, 4 July 1997, lot 117 (£150,000), where acquired by the present owner.
Literature
A. Morassi, Guardi, Venice, 1973, I, p. 454, no. 773, illustrated, II, figs. 704-5.
L. Rossi, L'opera completa di Francesco Guardi, Milan, 1974, nos. 675-6, illustrated.
A. Morassi, Guardi. Tutti i disegni, Venice, 1975, p. 171, no. 531.
L. Rossi, L'opera completa di Francesco Guardi, Milan, 1974, nos. 675-6, illustrated.
A. Morassi, Guardi. Tutti i disegni, Venice, 1975, p. 171, no. 531.
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