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Francesco Guardi Venice 1712-1793
Lot 85

Francesco Guardi Venice 1712-1793

A capriccio with a ruined arch and a villa beyond, figures in the foreground

Fermé28 January 2009

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Francesco Guardi Venice 1712-1793
A capriccio with a ruined arch and a villa beyond, figures in the foreground
oil on canvas
12 x 19 7/8 in. 30.5 x 50.5 cm.

with Knoedler Galleries, New York.
Ernest Hamill, Asheville
Judith Hamill, Asheville.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 30 January 1997, lot 172, where purchased by the present owner.

Note du spécialiste

Antonio Morassi dates the present capriccio to between 1760 and 1770 on the basis of its unusually bold palette and lively brushwork. He notes that it is part of a series of four works (together with nos. 854, 863 and 980). All four were at one time with Knoedler Galleries in New York. A preparatory study for this painting is in the Museo Correr, Venice (see R. Palluchini, I disegni del Guardi al Museo Correr di Venezia, 1943, p. 56, no. 138).