Master Paintings Part II
Master Paintings Part II
Timeless Nature: Property from a Private New York Collection
Follower of Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto
Venice, A View of the Grand Canal with Santa Maria della Salute on the Left and the Biblioteca Marciana on the Right
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February 6, 08:57 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Timeless Nature: Property from a Private New York Collection
Follower of Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto
Venice, A View of the Grand Canal with Santa Maria della Salute on the Left and the Biblioteca Marciana on the Right
oil on canvas
canvas: 30 ¼ by 43 ⅞ in.; 76.8 by 111.4 cm
framed: 37 ¼ by 50 ¾ in.; 94.6 by 128.9 cm
Major-General E.H. Goulburn, Betchworth House;
By the Trustees of whose estate settlement sold ("Sold by the order of the Trustees of the late Major-General E.H. Goulburn's Settlement"), London, Christie's, 18 December 1980, lot 94;
Anonymous sale ("Various Properties"), London, Christie's, 12 July 1985, lot 154 (as Follower of Canaletto);
Anonymous sale ("The Property of a Gentleman"), London, Christie's, 19 June 1987, lot 37 (as Follower of Canaletto);
With Newhouse Gallery, New York;
From whom acquired by a private collector;
Thence by descent to the present collector.
Built to celebrate the end of the plague, the magnificent Church of Santa Maria della Salute flanks this composition at left. At right stands the Biblioteca Marciana, designed by Jacopo Sansovino and among Europe’s oldest libraries. The present work draws inspiration from Canaletto’s depictions of the popular vista.
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