Lot Essay
Traditionally accepted as by Francesco Guardi, recent research has shown that this drawing may be by a follower of the master.
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A vaulted courtyard with figures
Details
ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCESCO GUARDI (VENICE 1712-1793)
A vaulted courtyard with figures
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, on blue paper
8 ¾ x 8 ¼ in. (22.1 x 21 cm)
A vaulted courtyard with figures
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, on blue paper
8 ¾ x 8 ¼ in. (22.1 x 21 cm)
Provenance
Georges Duplessis (1834-1899), Paris.
Jacques Guérin; Hotel Drouot, Paris, 20 December 1922, lot 43 (to M. Muron).
with Richard Owen, Paris.
Hélie de Talleyrand-Périgord, Duc de Talleyrand (1859-1937), Paris.
Anonymous sale; Christie’s, New York, 24 January 2001, lot 68.
Jacques Guérin; Hotel Drouot, Paris, 20 December 1922, lot 43 (to M. Muron).
with Richard Owen, Paris.
Hélie de Talleyrand-Périgord, Duc de Talleyrand (1859-1937), Paris.
Anonymous sale; Christie’s, New York, 24 January 2001, lot 68.
Literature
A. Morassi, Dessins vénitiens du dix-huitième siècle de la collection du Duc de Talleyrand, Milan, 1958, no. 61, ill.
A. Morassi, Guardi. Tutti i disegni di Antonio, Francesco e Giacomo Guardi, Venice, 1975, no. 568, ill.
A. Morassi, Guardi. Tutti i disegni, Venice, 1984, no. 568, ill.
A. Morassi, Guardi. Tutti i disegni di Antonio, Francesco e Giacomo Guardi, Venice, 1975, no. 568, ill.
A. Morassi, Guardi. Tutti i disegni, Venice, 1984, no. 568, ill.
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Paysages d’Italie, 1947, no. 203.
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