Venice: The Bucintoro on the lagoon; and The Rialto Bridge

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GIACOMO GUARDI (Venice 1764-1825)
Venice: The Bucintoro on the lagoon; and The Rialto Bridge
each signed Giacomo de Guardi verso, and inscribed ‘Veduta del Bucintoro' and ‘Veduta del Ponte de Rialto' respectively
bodycolour
11 x 17.5 cm (4 1⁄4 x 6 7⁄8 in.)
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Lot Essay

Giacomo Guardi produced a large number of bodycolour views of the Rialto, among which one is in the Morgan Library and Museum, New York (inv. 1996.32). However, drawings showing the Bucintoro are much rarer in his œuvre.

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