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Venetian, 1712–1793

Francesco Guardi

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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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2004·01 view of the island of san michele near murano, venice;view of the island of san giorgio in alga, venice $140,000–$160,000 Sotheby's
2004·01 Venice, a view of the Piazzetta looking south with the Palazzo Ducale $80,000–$120,000 Sotheby's
2004·01 Pietà $18,000–$22,000 Sotheby's
2003·12 a pastoral landscape with peasants hoeing and a washerwoman before some trees $34,920–$52,380 Sotheby's
2003·12 An architectural capriccio with elegant figures and a classical arch, a statue above a portico in the distance $174,245–$261,368 Christie's
2003·12 An architectural capriccio with figures in front of a ruined arch, with other ruins beyond $174,245–$261,368 Christie's
2003·12 Santa Cecilia $71,850–$95,800 Sotheby's
2003·11 Capriccio veneziano con ponte e rudere di architrave $46,720–$70,080 Sotheby's
2003·11 view on the grand canal, venice $1,147–$1,720 Sotheby's
2003·11 town view with figures and a carriage before a church $1,147–$1,720 Sotheby's
2003·10 Venice, a view of Santa Maria della Salute $3,410–$5,116 Sotheby's
2003·10 still lifes with various flowers in landscapes $10,231–$13,642 Sotheby's
2003·10 venice, a capriccio view of a canal $5,116–$6,821 Sotheby's
2003·07 A capriccio of ruins on the Venetian laguna with washerwomen and other figures, mountains beyond $16,355–$24,532 Christie's
2003·07 Pietà $18,000–$22,000 Sotheby's
2003·04 A capriccio of buildings on the laguna with figures by a ruined arch $93,382–$124,509 Christie's
2003·01 Capricci of ruins in the Venetian lagoon $60,000–$80,000 Christie's
2002·12 a pastoral landscape with peasants hoeing and a washerwoman before some trees $31,555–$47,333 Sotheby's
2002·12 The Isola della Beata Vergine del Rosario, Venice $31,430–$47,145 Christie's
2002·12 The Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice, looking towards the Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute from the Riva del Grano, the Giudecca and the Redentore beyond, with numerous gondolas and sailing boats $628,598–$942,897 Christie's
2002·03 Vue d'une place ouverte sur la lagune de Venise ( recto ); Vue de la la rive d'un lac avec des collines dans le fond ( verso ) $8,817–$13,226 Christie's
2002·03 Des portiques d'une cour intérieure avec des figures $70,536–$105,804 Christie's
2002·03 La Scuola S. Marco avec la plate-forme temporaire érigée pour la bénédiction du Pape Pie VI le 19 mai 1782 à Venise $220,425–$308,595 Christie's
2002·01 A capriccio with ruins and a small temple ( recto ); An elegant interior with garlanded columns ( verso ) $10,000–$15,000 Christie's
2002·01 An imaginary view of a Venetian lagoon with a fortress by the shore $50,000–$70,000 Christie's
2001·07 A capriccio of the Venetian Lagoon with an obelisk outside a fortified town, figures in the foreground $42,358–$70,596 Christie's
2001·01 Porticoes in a courtyard, with two figures $15,000–$25,000 Christie's
2000·12 A capriccio of figures amongst ruins, a mountain beyond $36,209–$50,692 Christie's
2000·11 Capricci: Una torre presso un fiume; Un paesaggio con un arco; Un arco sopra un fiume presso una fondamenta; una Campanaria $52,002–$69,336 Christie's
2000·11 Pietà $13,000–$21,668 Christie's
2000·07 A capriccio with ruined arches $30,257–$45,385 Christie's
2000·07 Figures in a loggia near a church Silver palladium hardware, with padlock, keyfob, dustbag and box $9,077–$12,103 Christie's
1999·07 Parrot tulips, roses and other flowers in an urn, flowers in a bowl with water spilling out and a bunch of flowers on a rocky bank $38,787–$54,301 Christie's
1998·05 The Piazza San Marco, looking East towards the Basilica $150,000–$250,000 Christie's
1998·02 A capriccio with a ruined arch and a town wall oil on panel, oval $195,744–$293,616 Christie's
1998·01 The Virgin reading $4,000–$6,000 Christie's
1998·01 The Venetian Lagoon with the Torre di Marghera $25,000–$35,000 Christie's

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