Master Paintings Part II
Master Paintings Part II
Timeless Nature: Property from a Private New York Collection
Venice, A View of the Bacino of San Marco with San Giorgio Maggiore in the Distance
Auction Closed
February 6, 08:57 PM GMT
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Timeless Nature: Property from a Private New York Collection
Vincenzo Chilone
Venice 1758 - 1839
Venice, A View of the Bacino of San Marco with San Giorgio Maggiore in the Distance
signed lower right: VIN CHILONE
oil on canvas
canvas: 22 ⅛ by 30 ⅛ in.; 56.2 by 76.5 cm
framed: 28 ⅜ by 36 ½ in.; 72.1 by 92.7 cm
With Stair Sainty Matthiesen, New York;
With Spanierman Gallery, New York;
From whom acquired by a private collector;
Thence by descent to the present collector.
The present work shows a view of the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, one of Venice’s most recognizable landmarks. The foreground figures celebrate Ascension Day, marked in Venice by the symbolic marriage of Venice and the sea, as indicated by the presence of the Bucintore, the ceremonial red and gold barge at the composition’s left.
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