Giovanni Grubacs

The following condition report has been provided by Simon Parkes of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc. 502 East 74th St. New York, NY 212-734-3920, simonparkes@msn.com, an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's. Both of these pictures can be hung in their current state. However, the restoration is not particularly good and could be improved. The paintings have glue linings. The cracking is slightly raised, but the paint layers are stable. The paintings are probably dirty. In the view of the Grand Canal, stretcher marks around the edges have received retouches, and there is a group of restorations in and around the orange cloud in the center of the left side. The details in all the architecture and vessels seem to be well preserved. The view of the Molo also shows retouches to the stretcher marks, in this case, in a group around the top of the Campanile in the upper left. Again the architecture and vessels are well preserved.
"This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."

A similar sunset scene by Grubacs of the Bacino di San Marco and the Dogana, but larger (51.7 by 72.4 cm.) and on canvas, was sold in these rooms in January 2017 for $162,500.¹

1. New York, Sotheby's, 26 January 2017, lot 297.