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Lot 53 · Old Masters

The Piazzetta of San Marco, Venice, looking towards San Giorgio Maggiore

Francesco Guardi · oil on canvas

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Estimate
$600,000–$800,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Masters, New York · 5 February 2025
Dimensions
27 1⁄8 x 34 1⁄8 in. (69 x 86 ½ cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3185677
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Francesco Guardi, The Piazzetta of San Marco, Venice, looking towards San Giorgio Maggiore. Christie's, 5 Feb 2025, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3185677.

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Francesco Guardi, The Piazzetta of San Marco, Venice, looking towards San Giorgio Maggiore. Christie's, 5 Feb 2025, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3185677.

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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Francesco Guardi Venice, the lagoon and the fort of San Niccolò di Lido $763,250 Sotheby's, Jul 2010
Francesco Guardi venice, a view of the piazzetta looking towards san giorgio Sotheby's, Apr 2015
Francesco Guardi The interior of the Teatro San Benedetto, Venice, with the 1 Christie's, Oct 2022
Francesco Guardi Venice, the Punta della Dogana Sotheby's, Dec 2012
Francesco Guardi The Return of the Bucintoro from S. Nicolò di Lido Sotheby's, Jan 2021
Francesco Guardi venice, a view of the piazzetta looking south with the palaz Sotheby's, Jun 2017
Francesco Guardi Venice, the Piazzetta San Marco with the Festival of Giovedì Christie's, Oct 2022
Francesco Guardi The Piazza San Marco, Venice, looking west; and The Piazza S Christie's, Dec 2022

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