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Venetian, 1712–1793

Francesco Guardi

334results on record
75%sell-through
$88,447median result (USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer)
$42,716,793record in our coverage

Drawn from 334 recorded results (308 sold · 26 passed) across 12 auction houses, 1998–2026. 1 upcoming lot on the ledger. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$128K$257K$385K1998: $133K median, 4 sold1999: $62K median, 1 sold2000: $37K median, 5 sold2001: $49K median, 2 sold2002: $88K median, 8 sold2003: $64K median, 14 sold2004: $44K median, 24 sold2005: $30K median, 18 sold2006: $113K median, 22 sold2007: $178K median, 12 sold2008: $25K median, 11 sold2009: $120K median, 6 sold2010: $67K median, 12 sold2011: $475K median, 6 sold2012: $62K median, 17 sold2013: $47K median, 9 sold2014: $122K median, 8 sold2015: $266K median, 12 sold2016: $127K median, 19 sold2017: $152K median, 16 sold2018: $81K median, 8 sold2019: $166K median, 6 sold2020: $81K median, 6 sold2021: $35K median, 7 sold2022: $384K median, 9 sold2023: $66K median, 9 sold2024: $31K median, 4 sold2025: $44K median, 15 sold2026: $142K median, 10 sold19982005201220192026

Where does a value land in this market?

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The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.

$88K$339$43M

Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.

By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
painting 96 78% $128,681
works on paper 30 100% $34,108
ceramics & design 3 100% $35,280

Medium is recorded for 129 of 334 results (39%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Sir Peter Paul Rubens Francesco Guardi Sir Peter Paul Rubens

$1.6M$3.3M$4.9M1998: $356K median1999: $689K median2000: $2.1M median2001: $254K median2002: $467K median2003: $3.7K median2004: $11K median2005: $19K median2006: $7.6K median2007: $21K median2008: $24K median2009: $187K median2010: $18K median2011: $39K median2012: $54K median2013: $41K median2014: $43K median2015: $38K median2016: $629K median2017: $12K median2018: $48K median2019: $6.1M median2020: $4.6M median2021: $930K median2022: $234K median2023: $3.8M median2024: $638K median2025: $1.7M median2026: $2.0M median1998: $133K median1999: $62K median2000: $37K median2001: $49K median2002: $88K median2003: $64K median2004: $44K median2005: $30K median2006: $113K median2007: $178K median2008: $25K median2009: $120K median2010: $67K median2011: $475K median2012: $62K median2013: $47K median2014: $122K median2015: $266K median2016: $127K median2017: $152K median2018: $81K median2019: $166K median2020: $81K median2021: $35K median2022: $384K median2023: $66K median2024: $31K median2025: $44K median2026: $142K median19982005201220192026
MetricFrancesco GuardiSir Peter Paul Rubens
Median result$88,447$40,753
Record price $42,716,793 $58,447,212
Results on record334264
Years active at auction 1998–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: Sir Peter Paul RubensFrançois BoucherSir Anthony Van DyckHubert Robert Paris

Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method

74/ 100
  • Sell-through75%
  • Meets estimate62%
  • Market depth334 results

How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →

Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Sotheby's 185 84% $72,916 0.86×
Christie's 116 88% $126,614
Dorotheum 16 69% $81,047
Koller 3 $24,853
Lempertz 4 33% $14,141
Bonhams 3 33% $51,175 0.83×
Bertolami Fine Art 2 50% $13,367
Tiroche 1 100% $1,375 0.81×
VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG 1 100% $11,894 0.57×
Deutsch Auktionen 1 0%
Casa d'aste Boetto 1 0%
Cutler Bay Auctions 3 0%

The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →

Prices realized 337 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 26 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2017·12 Venice, a view of San Giorgio Maggiore $107,063–$160,594 Sotheby's
2017·10 The Island of Lazzaretto Vecchio, Venice oil on panel $80,000–$120,000 Christie's
2017·09 [no title recorded] Dorotheum
2017·07 An architectural capriccio with figures by ruins oil on panel, oval $77,380–$103,173 Christie's
2017·07 An architectural capriccio with figures by ruins near a shore oil on panel, oval $77,380–$103,173 Christie's
2017·07 venice, a view of the piazza san marcovenice, a view of san giorgio maggiore $25,871–$38,807 Sotheby's
2017·07 Venice: the Rialto Bridge with the Palazzo dei Camerlenghi oil on canvas Christie's
2017·07 venice, piazza san marco, looking east towards the basilica $193,691–$322,819 Sotheby's
2017·06 view of campo san zanipolo with the loggia erected on the occasion of the blessing of pope pius vi $200,988–$245,652 Sotheby's
2017·06 Venice, a view of the Grand Canal with San Simeone Piccolo $100,000–$150,000 Sotheby's
2017·06 venice, a view of the piazzetta looking south with the palazzo ducale $500,000–$700,000 Sotheby's
2017·04 [no title recorded] Dorotheum
2017·03 recto vue de la façade de saint-marc depuis l'arcade de la tour de l'horloge ; verso croquis de différents bâtiments au bord d'un lac et un bateau $10,737–$16,106 Sotheby's
2017·01 venice, a view of the grand canal with san simeone piccolo $100,000–$150,000 Sotheby's
2017·01 A lagoon capriccio with a ruined tower, a tent and other buildings $80,000–$120,000 Christie's
2016·12 The Grand Canal, Venice, looking towards the Rialto Bridge oil on canvas $126,619–$189,929 Christie's
2016·12 The Piazza San Marco, Venice oil on canvas $126,619–$189,929 Christie's
2016·12 Santa Maria della Salute and the entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice, looking East oil on panel $316,548–$443,167 Christie's
2016·12 View through a portico with the Doge’s Palace; and A portico in a courtyard oil on canvas $101,295–$151,943 Christie's
2016·11 Shipping in stormy waters oil on canvas $18,479–$24,638 Christie's
2016·10 [no title recorded] Dorotheum
2016·07 The Punta della Dogana, Venice oil on copper $38,959–$64,932 Christie's
2016·07 The Punta di San Marta, Venice, with gondolas on the Zattere oil on copper $38,959–$64,932 Christie's
2016·07 venice, a view of the piazza san marco, looking east $130,223–$195,334 Sotheby's
2016·07 Piazza San Marco, Venice, with the Basilica and the Campanile, with figures in carnival costume oil on canvas $195,334–$325,557 Christie's
2016·07 The Piazzetta, Venice, with the Doge’s Palace and the Libreria, San Giorgio Maggiore beyond oil on canvas $195,334–$325,557 Christie's
2016·07 The Church of San Cristoforo di Murano, Venice oil on panel $130,223–$195,334 Christie's
2016·07 a view of la porta del dolo on the brenta canal on the venetian mainland $194,648–$324,414 Sotheby's
2016·07 A hunting party in a wood $262,268–$393,402 Christie's
2016·05 portrait of a boy of the gradenigo family, possibly ferigo (born 1758), full length, with his pet dove on a ribbon, a white rabbit in the background $60,000–$80,000 Sotheby's
2016·04 [no title recorded] Dorotheum
2016·04 A capriccio of a ruined classical arch with a church in the distance; and A capriccio of a ruined architrave near a lagoon oil on panel $200,000–$300,000 Christie's
2016·04 A capriccio of a Palladian rotunda and a colonnade with figures conversing oil on canvas $200,000–$300,000 Christie's
2016·03 [no title recorded] Dorotheum
2016·01 a: a landscape with figures over a bridge and a ruin of an ancient building; b: ruin of a triumphal arch and other buildings $10,000–$15,000 Sotheby's
2015·12 venice, a view of santa maria della salute looking west $181,067–$226,334 Sotheby's
2015·12 A view of the Grand Canal, Venice, with the church of Santa Maria della Salute oil on canvas, laid down $301,779–$452,669 Christie's
2015·12 Piazza San Marco, Venice, with the Basilica and the Campanile oil on canvas $448,700–$747,834 Christie's
2015·10 [no title recorded] Dorotheum
2015·07 The Piazzetta, Venice, with the Doge’s Palace and the Libreria, San Giorgio Maggiore beyond oil on canvas $231,062–$385,103 Unsold listing Christie's
2015·07 Piazza San Marco, Venice, with the Basilica and the Campanile, with figures in carnival costume oil on canvas $231,062–$385,103 Unsold listing Christie's
2015·07 The Grand Canal, Venice, with San Simeone Piccolo oil on canvas $1,540,412–$2,310,619 Christie's
2015·07 The interior of the church of s. Zanipolo, Venice $23,053–$30,737 Sotheby's
2015·06 l’île de saint françois du désert dans la lagune vénitienne $33,837–$45,116 Sotheby's
2015·06 Venice, the Bacino di San Marco with the Departure of the Bucintoro oil on canvas $150,000–$250,000 Christie's
2015·04 venice, a view of the piazzetta looking towards san giorgio maggiore $61,455–$92,183 Sotheby's
2015·01 A bridge over a mountainous landscape (recto); View of the Piazza San Marco towards San Geminiano (verso) ); red chalk ( $40,000–$60,000 Christie's
2015·01 Lagoon capriccio with a tower $180,000–$240,000 Sotheby's
2015·01 The Entrance to the Grand Canal oil on panel $250,000–$350,000 Christie's
2014·12 Venice, the Isola di San Lazzaro degli Armeni; Venice, the Isola di Sant'Elena oil on canvas $20,000–$30,000 Christie's
2014·12 capriccio landscape with an obelisk and a maritime pine tree, with figures beside the water $62,643–$93,965 Sotheby's
2014·07 Rapid studies of figures, drawn on part of the back of a letter pen and brown ink, brown wash $5,133–$8,555 Christie's
2014·07 A capriccio of ruined buildings, with cypresses and figures by an arch oil on canvas $256,483–$427,472 Christie's
2014·06 venice, a view of the rialto bridge with the palazzo dei camerlenghi $100,000–$150,000 Sotheby's
2014·01 the punta della dogana; the piazzetta, looking south $40,000–$60,000 Sotheby's
2014·01 venice, a view of the piazzetta looking towards san giorgio maggiore $200,000–$300,000 Sotheby's
2014·01 view of the grand canal with the rialto bridge and the riva del vin $150,000–$200,000 Sotheby's
2013·12 A capriccio of a fire in the Venetian lagoon $40,940–$57,316 Bonhams
2013·04 Venice, a view of the Punta della Dogana $12,247–$18,371 Sotheby's
2013·04 a view of the church of san michele in isola;a capriccio view of an island church in the venetian lagoon $30,618–$45,927 Sotheby's
2013·01 recto: study for a trophy with two shields surmounted by a helmet, pieces of armor and arms, a third shield decorated with a lion's head;verso: study for a trophy $35,000–$45,000 Sotheby's
2013·01 an architectural capriccio with a church to the left $20,000–$30,000 Sotheby's
2013·01 study for a trophy including a cuirass at the bottom, a round shield and arms surrounded by a helmet with a swan at the top $35,000–$45,000 Sotheby's
2013·01 An Architectural Capriccio with Figures by a ruined arch $100,000–$150,000 Sotheby's
2013·01 An Architectural Capriccio with Figures amongst classical ruins, a temple beyond $100,000–$150,000 Sotheby's
2013·01 a capriccio view of a venetian palace seen through an archway $60,000–$80,000 Sotheby's
2012·12 a capriccio of a ruined arch with figures in the foreground $48,334–$80,557 Sotheby's
2012·12 Venice, the Punta della Dogana $321,838–$482,756 Sotheby's
2012·12 a capriccio with a ruined roman arch beside a lagoon $80,459–$128,735 Sotheby's
2012·12 A capriccio with figures at the edge of a lagoon $128,735–$193,103 Sotheby's
2012·07 A capriccio with a church by a lake and figures fishing on the shore, mountains beyond; and A capriccio with a tower and buildings by a lake, mountains beyond oil on canvas $77,213–$108,098 Christie's
2012·07 a capriccio of a ruined corinthian colonnade and a double-arched gateway with gentlemen conversing in the foreground $77,818–$108,945 Sotheby's
2012·07 a capriccio of a ruined archway, a villa and a church, with a horseman in the foreground $77,818–$108,945 Sotheby's
2012·07 Venice, the entrance to the Arsenale $12,451–$18,676 Sotheby's
2012·07 Venice, a view of the Punta della Dogana $31,127–$46,691 Sotheby's
2012·07 a capriccio of a ruined archway on the edge of the venetian lagoon, with a mother struggling with her child in the foreground $77,818–$108,945 Sotheby's
2012·07 recto: view of the theatre, la feniceverso: partial sketch of a courtyard $39,094–$54,731 Sotheby's
2012·07 venice, a view of the entrance to the grand canal with the church of santa maria della salute and the punta della dogana;venice, a view of the church of san giorgio maggiore with the end of the giudecca $1,876,494–$2,814,741 Sotheby's
2012·05 venice, the piazza san marco looking towards san geminiano $8,085–$11,319 Sotheby's
2012·01 capricci with classical ruins: a pair of paintings $8,000–$12,000 Sotheby's
2012·01 The Ridotto in Venice with Masked Figures Conversing $1,800,000–$2,500,000 Sotheby's
2012·01 a coastal architectural capriccio $50,000–$70,000 Sotheby's
2012·01 an architectural capriccio with a church to the left $25,000–$35,000 Sotheby's
2011·12 venice, piazza san marco with the basilica and the campanile $390,023–$546,032 Sotheby's
2011·07 venice, a festival on the grand canal near santa maria della salute $63,881–$95,821 Sotheby's
2011·07 venice, a view of the rialto bridge, looking north, from the fondamenta del carbon $24,000,670–$40,001,118 Sotheby's
2011·07 the piazza san marco with the basilica and campanile $640,018–$960,027 Sotheby's
2011·04 A capriccio harbour scene with figures unloading boats $13,055–$19,582 Sotheby's
2011·04 Venice, a view of Piazza San Marco looking east towards the basilica $130,547–$195,821 Sotheby's
2010·12 an extensive landscape with fisherman on the banks of the river, a church beyond $31,529–$47,294 Sotheby's
2010·12 A group of figures traces of black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, on brown paper, unframed $9,459–$12,612 Christie's
2010·12 A backstreet scene with elegant figures passing through an archway $63,059–$94,588 Sotheby's
2010·10 Venezia, andata del Bucintoro verso San Nicolo' del Lido $2,078,850–$2,771,800 Sotheby's
2010·10 Sottoportico con figure e scala di palazzo $138,590–$207,885 Sotheby's
2010·07 still life with an array of flowers, including roses and tulips, in a basket with two doves $15,151–$22,726 Sotheby's
2010·07 Venice, the lagoon and the fort of San Niccolò di Lido $226,596–$377,660 Sotheby's
2010·07 recto: a capriccio with figures, an island to the right and a boat in the foregroundverso: studies of rocailles $68,241–$98,570 Sotheby's
2010·04 venice, a view of the church of santa maria della salute $12,220–$18,329 Sotheby's
2010·01 Head of the Virgin $20,000–$30,000 Sotheby's
2010·01 a capriccio of buildings with figures by a ruined arch $300,000–$400,000 Sotheby's

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