Details

Follower of Francesco Guardi A view of Piazza San Marco, Venice, with elegantly dressed figures in the foreground oil on paper, laid down on canvas 10 1/8 x 8 in. (25.7 x 20.3 cm.)

Provenance

Douglas W. Freshfield, Wych Cross Place, Forest Row, Sussex; his sale (+) Christie's, London, 2 November 1934, lot 107, as 'Guardi' (24 gns. to Lowry).
Leggatt Brothers, London, where acquired on 21 November 1952.

Literature

'Avenue House, Ampthill, Bedfordshire: The Residence of Professor A.E. Richardson, P.R.A., and Mrs. Richardson', Antique Collector, XXVI, February 1955, p. 8.

Sale Room Notice

Please note that this work is oil on canvas and not as stated in the printed catalogue.