Old Masters Day Sale
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The Property of a Lady
Studio of Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto
Architectural capriccio with ruins and the Colosseum
Lot Closed
December 5, 03:12 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
The Property of a Lady
Studio of Giovanni Antonio Canal
Piacenza 1691- 1765 Rome
Architectural capriccio with ruins and the Colosseum
oil on canvas, unframed
unframed: 70.2 x 105 cm.; 27 5/8 x 41 3/8 in.
With Colnaghi, London, 1936 or 1938 (as Bellotto);
J.M. Lawton, Esq.;
By whom sold, London, Sotheby's, 23 March 1955, lot 93 (as Antonio Canale, called Canaletto), for £2,000 to Patch;
Anonymous sale ('The Property of a Gentleman'), London, Sotheby's, 25 June 1969, lot 29 (as A. Canaletto), for £4,000 to Bari;
Acquired by the father of the present owner, and thence by descent.
J.M. Lawton, Esq.;
By whom sold, London, Sotheby's, 23 March 1955, lot 93 (as Antonio Canale, called Canaletto), for £2,000 to Patch;
Anonymous sale ('The Property of a Gentleman'), London, Sotheby's, 25 June 1969, lot 29 (as A. Canaletto), for £4,000 to Bari;
Acquired by the father of the present owner, and thence by descent.
W.G. Constable, Canaletto. Giovanni Antonio Canal 1697-1768, Oxford 1962 (rev. ed. Oxford 1989), vol. II, p. 458, cat. no. 496(n), and pp. 459-60, cat. no. 498 (as Studio of Canaletto);
M. Levey, The 17th and 18th century Italian Schools. National Gallery catalogues, London 1971, pp. 13-14, note 11 (as early Bellotto);
S. Kozakiewicz, Bernardo Bellotto, London 1972, vol. II, pp. 494 and 497, cat. no. Z429, reproduced p. 495 (as not by Bellotto).
M. Levey, The 17th and 18th century Italian Schools. National Gallery catalogues, London 1971, pp. 13-14, note 11 (as early Bellotto);
S. Kozakiewicz, Bernardo Bellotto, London 1972, vol. II, pp. 494 and 497, cat. no. Z429, reproduced p. 495 (as not by Bellotto).