PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION (LOTS 101-2, 107-8, 110-1, 126-127, 128, 136, 149-50, 153-5, 157-9 AND 183)

Francesco Guardi (Venice 1712-1793)

Rapid studies of figures, drawn on part of the back of a letter

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Francesco Guardi (Venice 1712-1793)
Rapid studies of figures, drawn on part of the back of a letter
pen and brown ink, brown wash
3½ x 5 1/8 in. (9 x 13 cm.)

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Lot Essay

A characteristic example of Francesco Guardi’s fluid and spontaneous studies from life. There are a number of comparable drawings in the collection of the Correr Museum in Venice (see A. Morassi, Guardi: I disegni, Venice, 1984, nos. 218, 229, 237).

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