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Francesco Guardi
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Francesco Guardi
- Head of the Virgin
- oil on canvas
- 7 by 5 1/2 in.
- 17.8 by 14 cm
- Executed circa 1780-90.
Provenance
d'Ayaler Collection
Seligmann Collection
Private Collection, New York
Literature
A. Morassi, Guardi: l"opera completa di Antonio e Francesco Guardi, Venice, 1973, vol. I, p. 343, no. 190, illustrated vol. II, fig. 210
L. Rossi Bortolatto, L'Opera completa de Francesco Guardi, Milan, 1974, p. 113, no. 403, illustrated p. 112
Nancy, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Le Peinture Vénitienne, 1600-1800: 65 peintures des collections des musées de la ville de Padoue, 1991, p. 98, cited no. 32 (entry by P. Pellegrini)
R. Pallucchini, La pittura nel Veneto: Il Settecento, Milan, 1995, II, p. 55
Padua, Musei Civici, Da Padovanino a Tiepolo: dipinti dei Musei Civici di Padova del Seicento e Settecento, 1997, p. 293, cited no. 243 (entry by A.M. Spiazzi)
Venice, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Da Paolo Veneziano a Canova: Capolavori dei musei Veneti restaurati dalla Regione del Veneto, 1984-2000, 2000, p. 184, cited no. 63 (entry by M. De Grassi)
L. Rossi Bortolatto, L'Opera completa de Francesco Guardi, Milan, 1974, p. 113, no. 403, illustrated p. 112
Nancy, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Le Peinture Vénitienne, 1600-1800: 65 peintures des collections des musées de la ville de Padoue, 1991, p. 98, cited no. 32 (entry by P. Pellegrini)
R. Pallucchini, La pittura nel Veneto: Il Settecento, Milan, 1995, II, p. 55
Padua, Musei Civici, Da Padovanino a Tiepolo: dipinti dei Musei Civici di Padova del Seicento e Settecento, 1997, p. 293, cited no. 243 (entry by A.M. Spiazzi)
Venice, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Da Paolo Veneziano a Canova: Capolavori dei musei Veneti restaurati dalla Regione del Veneto, 1984-2000, 2000, p. 184, cited no. 63 (entry by M. De Grassi)
Condition
In generally good condition. Canvas is lined. Craquelure throughout. UV: no apparent inpainting.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The present work is one of several small, devotional pictures in Guardi's mature style. It is similar in pose and size to the Head of the Virgin in the Museo Civico, Padua (Morassi, 189).