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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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2010·01 a capriccio coastal landscape with figures on the shore beneath an arcade $40,000–$60,000 Sotheby's
2010·01 An Architectural Capriccio $50,000–$70,000 Sotheby's
2010·01 A Venetian capriccio traces of black chalk, brown wash, watermark W surmounted by a device $60,000–$80,000 Christie's
2009·10 Capriccio architettonico con figure $37,160–$52,024 Sotheby's
2009·07 The Raising of Lazarus $19,507–$24,384 Sotheby's
2009·07 venice, a view of the piazza san marco;venice, a view of san giorgio maggiore $48,768–$81,280 Sotheby's
2009·07 Venice, a capriccio view of the lagoon $16,256–$24,384 Sotheby's
2009·07 Venice, The ridotto at Palazzo Dandolo, with masked figures dancing and conversing $1,285,716–$1,928,574 Sotheby's
2009·07 a capriccio view of the venetian lagoon with a bridge, an obelisk and a cupola beyond;a capriccio view of the venetian lagoon with a traveller before an altar $128,572–$160,714 Sotheby's
2009·07 recto: mountain landscape with a bridge; verso: view of the piazza san marco towards s. geminiano $72,322–$104,464 Sotheby's
2009·07 An Architectural Capriccio $72,322–$104,464 Sotheby's
2009·04 a pair of capriccio river landscapes with figures in the foreground $29,153–$43,730 Sotheby's
2009·04 a pair of italianate harbour scenes, with small vessels, and numerous figures on the quays $5,302–$7,953 Sotheby's
2009·01 view of the piazza san marco, venice, looking east $70,000–$90,000 Sotheby's
2008·12 Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a fur-trimmed red coat and a powdered wig, in a feigned oval oil on canvas $17,722–$26,583 Christie's
2008·12 A capriccio of an arcade in a courtyard, with a man talking to a boy and other figures oil on canvas $119,932–$179,897 Christie's
2008·11 Venezia, veduta del Canal Grande con la chiesa di San Simeone Piccolo $189,900–$253,200 Sotheby's
2008·10 Venice, the Procession of the Corpus Domini through St Mark's Square $16,485–$24,728 Sotheby's
2008·10 Saint Francis of Paola $9,891–$13,188 Sotheby's
2008·07 venice, a view of the riva degli schiavoni seen from the east with the palazzo ducale and piazzetta beyond $236,746–$355,119 Sotheby's
2008·07 recto: portrait of a Venetian nobleman; verso: studies of figures in a landscape and boats $11,837–$15,783 Sotheby's
2008·07 venice, the courtyard of the palazzo ducale with the scala dei giganti, seen through the arco foscari $236,746–$355,119 Sotheby's
2008·06 view of the piazza san marco, venice, looking east $200,000–$300,000 Sotheby's
2008·02 venice, a view of piazza di san marco $11,707–$15,609 Sotheby's
2008·01 Studies of figures (on two joined sheets) pen and brown ink, brown wash heightened with white on faded blue paper $3,000–$5,000 Christie's
2008·01 recto: woman dancing with a lionverso: slight sketch of a woman's head $20,000–$30,000 Sotheby's
2007·12 veduta di venezia $880–$1,174 Sotheby's
2007·12 venice, a view of the campo san zanipolo with the loggia temporarily erected outside the scuola di san marco for the benediction of pope pius vi on 19th may 1782 $60,768–$101,280 Sotheby's
2007·12 capriccio of buildings on the laguna with figures by a ruined arch $407,530–$611,296 Sotheby's
2007·12 a capriccio view of a ruined temple near a bridge, figures on the river bank in the foreground $142,636–$203,765 Sotheby's
2007·07 The Piazza San Marco, Venice, looking East; and The Piazzetta, Venice, looking South oil on panel $1,615,157–$2,422,735 Christie's
2007·07 a view of the island of anconetta with the torre di marghera beyond $100,947–$141,326 Sotheby's
2007·07 venice, a view the forte di s. andrea $504,109–$705,753 Sotheby's
2007·07 view of cannaregio with the ponte dei tre archi and figures in the foreground $14,115–$18,148 Sotheby's
2007·05 Venezia, Piazza San Marco con la Basilica $5,404–$8,105 Sotheby's
2007·04 Capricci of ruined arches with figures oil on canvas $79,988–$119,982 Christie's
2007·04 a set of four capriccio scenes of the venetian laguna $3,999–$5,998 Sotheby's
2007·01 architectural capriccio with figures by the walled garden of a gothic church $100,000–$150,000 Sotheby's
2007·01 view of the villa loredan at paese $8,000,000–$12,000,000 Sotheby's
2006·12 The Porta del Dolo oil on panel $117,556–$156,741 Christie's
2006·12 The Punta della Dogana, Venice, the Giudecca and the Redentore beyond oil on canvas $1,180,033–$1,573,377 Christie's
2006·12 venice, a view of the grand canal with the riva del vin and the rialto bridge $196,672–$295,008 Sotheby's
2006·12 Capricci of churches by the Venetian lagoon with elegant company promenading oil on panel $157,338–$236,007 Christie's
2006·12 The Island of San Giorgio Maggiore from the west; and View of the Cannaregio, with the Ponte dei Tre Archi and the Palazzo Surian-Bellotto oil on canvas $236,007–$354,010 Christie's
2006·12 venice, a view of the entrance to the grand canal with the punta della dogana and the church of santa maria della salute $589,606–$982,677 Sotheby's
2006·12 A design for the projected Teatro Manin, Venice black chalk, pen and grey ink, grey wash, watermark FV $13,839–$19,770 Christie's
2006·11 Vedute di Venezia $6,574–$9,203 Sotheby's
2006·10 venice, a view of the entrance of the grand canal with santa maria della salute $3,798–$5,698 Sotheby's
2006·07 venice, a view of the grand canal with the riva del vin and the rialto bridge $184,431–$276,647 Sotheby's
2006·07 the interior of the church of s. zanipolo, venice $14,754–$22,132 Sotheby's
2006·07 the ridotto in venice with masked figures conversing $3,688,626–$5,532,939 Sotheby's
2006·07 venice, a view of the lagoon with the fondamenta nuove looking towards the casino degli spiriti $553,294–$922,157 Sotheby's
2006·07 Venice, A view of the entrance of the Grand Canal with Santa Maria della Salute $3,692–$5,538 Sotheby's
2006·04 Roses, peonies and tulips in a gold sculpted urn with flowers in a pewter bowl by a rock pool oil on canvas $45,149–$63,209 Christie's
2006·04 A Venetian Courtyard $44,603–$62,445 Sotheby's
2006·02 Vue d'une place vénitienne avec arcades pierre noire, plume et encre brune, lavis brun, filigrane 'FLC' $23,914–$35,871 Christie's
2006·02 Jeune berger au chapeau (recto); Etude d'un homme utilisant une camera obscura (verso) pierre noire, plume et encre brune, lavis brun $7,174–$9,566 Christie's
2006·01 Study of boats $1,000–$1,500 Sotheby's
2006·01 Venice, a view of the entrance to the Grand Canal with Santa Maria della salute $2,000–$3,000 Sotheby's
2006·01 Capriccio with Ruins $80,000–$120,000 Sotheby's
2006·01 Capriccio of ruins by an architrave $12,000–$18,000 Sotheby's
2005·12 A capriccio of the Venetian lagoon with figures by the shore oil on canvas, laid down on panel, oval $17,506–$26,259 Christie's
2005·12 A capriccio of the Venetian lagoon, with figures by classical ruins oil on canvas, laid down $26,259–$35,012 Christie's
2005·12 venice, a view of the church of san giorgio maggiore without the campanile, seen from the giudecca;venice, a view of the entrance to the grand canal with the church of santa maria della salute and the punta della dogana $345,989–$518,984 Sotheby's
2005·07 view of the piazzetta, looking towards san giorgio maggiore, venice $14,046–$21,069 Sotheby's
2005·07 a capriccio landscape with a rustic village and medieval tower, a fire in the middle-ground, and a herder driving cattle towards a river;a capriccio landscape with a rustic tower by a lake, figures loading their wares on a boat in the foreground $438,584–$614,018 Sotheby's
2005·07 Venice, a view of the Campo dei SS. Giovanni e Paolo $14,035–$21,052 Sotheby's
2005·07 venice, a view of the entrance to the grand canal with the church of santa maria della salute and the punta di dogana $438,584–$614,018 Sotheby's
2005·06 Caprice architectural avec une arche et des personnages Huile sur panneau $36,333–$48,444 Christie's
2005·06 Veduta della laguna veneziana $3,057–$4,280 Sotheby's
2005·06 veduta di piazza della liberta' a udine $7,337–$9,782 Sotheby's
2005·05 the piazza san marco looking towards san geminiano; the rialto bridge with the riva del vin; santa maria della salute; the piazzetta looking towards san giorgio maggiore $10,000–$15,000 Sotheby's
2005·04 venice, a view of san giorgio maggiorevenice, a view of a church in the laguna $2,864–$3,818 Sotheby's
2005·04 Venetian Capriccio with figures standing under a loggia $1,909–$2,864 Sotheby's
2005·01 view of piazza san marco looking eastwards towards the basilica and the campanile, venice $10,000–$15,000 Sotheby's
2005·01 a portico with a church beyond; a ruined arch; a rustic cottage; a port scene with ruined columns $15,000–$20,000 Sotheby's
2005·01 the ladies' concert in the philharmonic $8,000–$10,000 Sotheby's
2005·01 recto: architectural capriccio with figures and staircases leading from the garden to the entrance of a villaverso: view of the isola della certosa with the church and the convent of sant' andrea (by another hand, possibly antonio visentini). $18,000–$22,000 Sotheby's
2005·01 View of Santa Maria Zobenigo, Venice oil on canvas $2,000,000–$3,000,000 Christie's
2004·11 a capriccio of a venetian lagoon with fishermen in gondolas in the foreground and a fortified island with a church and campaniles nearby $7,623–$10,164 Sotheby's
2004·07 a venetian capriccio of the lagoon with a palm tree and a horseman, a chapel beyond;a venetian capriccio of the lagoon with fishermen $148,077–$222,115 Sotheby's
2004·07 a venetian capriccio with figures by the lagoon, a ruined arch and temple beyond $92,548–$129,567 Sotheby's
2004·07 venice, a view of the campo san zanipolo with the loggia temporarily erected outside the scuola di san marco for the benediction of pope pius vi on 19 may 1782 $555,288–$740,383 Sotheby's
2004·07 a venetian capriccio of the lagoon with figures and a ruined arch beyond $92,548–$129,567 Sotheby's
2004·07 A Venetian capriccio scene with a triumphal arch $4,598–$6,437 Sotheby's
2004·07 a venetian capriccio with figures standing under a loggia and a chapel beyond $3,678–$5,517 Sotheby's
2004·07 recto: architectural capriccio with figures and staircases leading from the garden to the entrance of a villaverso: view of the isola della certosa with the church and the convent of sant' andrea (by another hand, possibly antonio visentini). $18,000–$22,000 Sotheby's
2004·07 a capriccio with a ruined arch and a figure $11,035–$14,713 Sotheby's
2004·07 Christ and the Centurion $14,713–$22,069 Christie's
2004·07 The Scuola di San Marco, Venice, with the temporary platform erected for the Benediction of Pope Pius VI on 19 May 1782 $183,909–$275,863 Christie's
2004·07 A view of the Borgo di Valsugana looking East ( recto ); Three views of the Valsugana ( verso ) black chalk, pen and grey ink, grey wash, watermark PS and three crescents above RBA $110,345–$147,127 Christie's
2004·07 The Church of Santa Maria della Salute and the Dogana from the Grand Canal, Venice black chalk, pen and brown ink, grey and brown wash, watermark CFA below a crown $73,563–$110,345 Christie's
2004·07 The Piazzetta and the Doge's Palace, Venice, seen from the Bacino black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, minor tears made up $110,345–$147,127 Christie's
2004·07 The Bacino with S. Giorgio Maggiore and S. Maria della Salute, Venice black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, minor tears made up $110,345–$147,127 Christie's
2004·07 A capriccio scene with figures before a palazzo $11,035–$14,713 Sotheby's
2004·06 Capriccio with architectural ruins, a sarcophagus and figures oil on panel $40,000–$60,000 Christie's
2004·06 Capriccio of a ruined arch, a city wall and figures oil on panel $40,000–$60,000 Christie's
2004·06 Capriccio of architectural ruins and figures oil on panel $40,000–$60,000 Christie's
2004·06 l'isola di san giorgio a venezia $6,116–$8,562 Sotheby's
2004·06 veduta ideata di porto con figure $48,924–$73,386 Sotheby's

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