Francesco GUARDI (1712-1793) - Lot 8

Francesco GUARDI (1712-1793) View of the Punta della Dogana, Venice Canvas Old label on back TC (stamp) and 1891 in brown ink Height 39.3 cm; Width 32 cm Provenance : - Parisian family collection since the 1950s. Bibliography: - Dario SUCCI, GUARDI catalogo Dei Dipinti E Designi Inediti, vol. II, 2021, no. 135, reproduced in black and white on page 101 (with a San Giorgio Maggiore Dalla Giudecca counterpart). Our painting, of which there is a variant in the Museo Poldi Pezzoli in Milan, was accompanied at the time of its publication by Dario Succi by a View of San Giorgio Maggiore, sold by us at Drouot on 6/11/2024, no. 26; our painting may have been reduced in size to form a counterpart. We would like to thank Mr. Dario Succi for confirming the attribution based on digital photographs and Mr. Charles Beddington for confirming the attribution based on visual examination. Expert : Cabinet TURQUIN