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)

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.

Conditions of sale

Présenté par

Giada Damen, Ph.D. AVP, Specialist, Head of Sale

gdamen@christies.com +1 212 641 7532

Descriptif du lot

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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