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Property from a Private Canadian Collection
Manner of Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto
Venice, the Bucintoro returning to the molo on Ascension day
Lot Closed
December 5, 03:37 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private Canadian Collection
Manner of Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto
Venice, the Bucintoro returning to the molo on Ascension day
oil on canvas
unframed: 94 x 152.4 cm.; 37 x 60 in.
framed: 140.5 x 163 cm.; 41 1/4 x 94 in.
The Bath Club;
Their sale, London, Christie's, 16-17 September 1981 (as by William James), where acquired by
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Slater,
By whom sold, London, Sotheby's, 5 April 1995, lot 1 (as manner of Canaletto);
Where acquired by the present owner.
Their sale, London, Christie's, 16-17 September 1981 (as by William James), where acquired by
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Slater,
By whom sold, London, Sotheby's, 5 April 1995, lot 1 (as manner of Canaletto);
Where acquired by the present owner.
W.G. Constable, Canaletto. Giovanni Antonio Canal 1697-1768, J.G. Links (ed.), Oxford 1976, vol. II, p. 362, under cat. no. 340, copy(h).
Based on the autograph painting by Canaletto, formerly with Bellesi, London, 1940 and now in a private collection (86.5 x 138.5 cm.).1 For further information, see lot 207.
1 http://catalogo.fondazionezeri.unibo.it/scheda/opera/71706/