Rapid studies of figures, drawn on part of the back of a letter — Francesco Guardi (Venice 1712-1793)

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Estimate: £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $5,133–$8,555
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Sale: Christie's — Art of Japan, London · 10 July 2014
Dimensions: 3½ x 5 1/8 in. (9 x 13 cm.)
Record ID: TB-2026-4253502
Record: first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Francesco Guardi, Rapid studies of figures, drawn on part of the back of a letter. Christie's, 10 Jul 2014, lot 126. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4253502.

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Francesco Guardi, Rapid studies of figures, drawn on part of the back of a letter. Christie's, 10 Jul 2014, lot 126. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4253502.

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From the same sale Art of Japan · Jul 2014

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Sakuhin 7 (Work 7)	Insho Domoto 1891-1975	£1,000–£1,500
The Guelf ancestors of the House of Este: John, Apostolic Administrat…	Pirro Ligorio	£3,000–£5,000
Studies of a kneeling man turned to the left: David playing the harp	Francesco Vanni Sienne	£4,000–£6,000
Saint Anthony of Padua holding the Christ Child, supported by angels	Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo	£5,000–£8,000
Portrait of a gentleman aged 39, half-length, wearing a wide-brimmed …	Cornelis Visscher	£8,000–£12,000
Illustration of a fable by Jean de La Fontaine: The crow, the gazelle…	Jean-baptiste Oudry	£6,000–£8,000

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Francesco Guardi	Shipping in stormy waters	$12,785	Sotheby's, Jun 2021
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Francesco Guardi	Architectural Capriccio with ruined Archway and small Harbou		Lempertz, May 2023
Francesco Guardi	Two Capricci with Ruins		Lempertz, May 2025
Francesco Guardi	Venice, a view of San Giorgio Maggiore with the Giudecca and		Sotheby's, Dec 2021
Francesco Guardi	Architectural capriccio		Sotheby's, Jan 2021
Francesco Guardi	[no title recorded]		Dorotheum, Dec 2024
Francesco Guardi	Venice, a view of the Punta della Dogana		Sotheby's, Apr 2013

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