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Lot 344
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
Closed27 September 2017
Price Realised
USD 27,500
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Specialist note
In 1879-80, James McNeill Whistler visited Venice on a commission from the Fine Art Society for a set of twelve etchings. A rare watercolor executed during this trip, the present work depicts Santa Maria della Salute, a magnificent Baldassare Longhena-designed church built to celebrate the end of the 1630-31 plague and completed in 1687. The view is from the piazzetta in front of San Marco, looking across the Grand Canal to the Salute.
For a group of reference works pertaining to James Abbott McNeill Whistler, see lot 185.
For a group of reference works pertaining to James Abbott McNeill Whistler, see lot 185.