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Lot 183 Property from a European noble family

Francesco Guardi (Venice 1712-1793)

An architectural capriccio with figures conversing

Closed31 August 2025

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GBP 30,000–50,000

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Francesco Guardi (Venice 1712-1793)
An architectural capriccio with figures conversing
oil on panel
4 ½ x 5 7⁄8 in. (11.2 x 14.9 cm.)

Procovio collection, Milan
A. Bolchini-Bonomi collection, Milan.

Specialist note

In his catalogue raisonné on the artist, Antonio Morassi has described this picture as notable for the intensity of the near crepuscular light. This composition repeats with variations the painting in a private collection in Paris (Morassi, op. cit., no. 758, ill.).