Lot 63
Francesco Guardi(Venice 1712-1793)A capriccio with a ruined arch and a villa beyond
5 July 2023, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£60,000 - £80,000
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Poppy Harvey-Jones
Head of Sale
Francesco Guardi (Venice 1712-1793)
A capriccio with a ruined arch and a villa beyond
oil on canvas
30.5 x 50.5cm (12 x 19 7/8in).
oil on canvas
30.5 x 50.5cm (12 x 19 7/8in).
Footnotes
Provenance
With Knoedler Galleries, New York
Collection of Ernest A. Hamill, Asheville, Chicago, before 1954
Collection of Judith Hamill, Asheville, Chicago
Sale, Sotheby's, New York, 30 January 1997, lot 172
Sale, Christie's, New York, 28 January 2009, lot 85
Exhibited
Springfield, Mass. Museum of Fine Arts, Francesco Guardi, 1937, cat. no. 10
North Carolina, The Ackland Art Museum, on loan, 25 September 1977-24 September 1992 (no. L1977.57.1, lent by Ernest A. Hamill)
North Carolina, The Ackland Art Museum, Classical Subjects and Styles: The Abundant Tradition, 29 June - 2 September 1984
North Carolina, The Ackland Museum, Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures in Collection, 15 May - 6 September 1987
Literature
A. Morassi, Guardi: i dipinti, Venice, 1984, vol. I. p.492, cat. no.987; vol. II, ill., fig. 870
Antonio Morassi suggests, on the basis of its unusually bold palette and lively brushwork, the present capriccio dates to between 1760 and 1770. He notes that it is part of a series of four works (together with cat. nos. 854, 863 and 980; see literature), all of which were at one time with Knoedler Galleries in New York. A preparatory drawing (pen and ink, 19 x 26.2cm) for this painting is in the Museo Correr, Venice (see: R. Palluchini, I disegni del Guardi al Museo Correr di Venezia, 1943, p. 56, no. 138).
