Lot Essay
The drawing depicts the small island of San Secondo in the Venetian Lagoon. Inhabited from the 16th Century by Dominican friars, all the buildings were later demolished and the island is now deserted.
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Property from the Estate of Hope Kent
GIACOMO GUARDI (VENICE 1764-1835)
View of the island of San Secondo
Details
GIACOMO GUARDI (VENICE 1764-1835)
View of the island of San Secondo
signed and inscribed 'Isola di S. Secondo/ Giacomo de Guardi' (verso)
watercolor and bodycolor
4 x 6 ½ in. (10.3 x 16.5 cm)
View of the island of San Secondo
signed and inscribed 'Isola di S. Secondo/ Giacomo de Guardi' (verso)
watercolor and bodycolor
4 x 6 ½ in. (10.3 x 16.5 cm)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 18 January 1984, lot 71.
Butler Capital Corporation, New York.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 29 January 1997, lot 89.
Butler Capital Corporation, New York.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 29 January 1997, lot 89.
Brought to you by
Giada Damen, Ph.D.
AVP, Specialist, Head of Sale