Master Paintings Part II

Master Paintings Part II

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Timeless Nature: Property from a Private New York Collection

Vincenzo Chilone

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

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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.