The Property of a Gentleman
Francesco Guardi
Capriccio landscape with ruined buildings and figures in the foreground
Lot Closed
December 9, 04:28 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
The Property of a Gentleman
Francesco Guardi
Venice 1712 - 1793
Capriccio landscape with ruined buildings and figures in the foreground
oil on panel
unframed: 17 x 23.5 cm.; 6⅝ x 9¼ in.
framed: 25.6 x 29.7 cm.; 10⅛ x 11¾ in.
Eugénie de Montijo, The Empress of the French (1826-1920);
Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere (1868-1940);
With Knoedler Gallery, New York;
Anonymous sale ('The Property of a Gentlemen'), London, Christie’s, 5 July 1996, lot 58.
Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere (1868-1940);
With Knoedler Gallery, New York;
Anonymous sale ('The Property of a Gentlemen'), London, Christie’s, 5 July 1996, lot 58.
A. Morassi, Francesco Guardi. I dipinti, Venice 1973, vol. I, pp. 467-68, no. 848, reproduced vol. II, fig. 772;
A. Morassi, Francesco Guardi. I disegni, Venice 1975, vol. I, p. 181, under no. 593.
A. Morassi, Francesco Guardi. I disegni, Venice 1975, vol. I, p. 181, under no. 593.