Lot 119 · Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings, & Watercolors
A Venetian capriccio
Francesco Guardi · traces of black chalk, brown wash, watermark W surmounted by a device
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- Estimate
- $60,000–$80,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings, & Watercolors, New York · 27 January 2010
- Dimensions
- 14½ x 10 in. (36.8 x 25.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5128646
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Francesco Guardi, A Venetian capriccio. Christie's, 27 Jan 2010, lot 119. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5128646.
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Francesco Guardi, A Venetian capriccio. Christie's, 27 Jan 2010, lot 119. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5128646.
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|---|---|---|---|
| The Bagpipe Player | After Peter Huys | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Portrait of a cavalier, bust-length | Hendrick van Vliet (Delft 1611/12-1675) | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Portrait of a man, standing three-quarter-length, in armor with his h… | Circle of Anthonis Mor (Utrecht 1516/20-1576? Antwerp) | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Sunflecked Foam | Montague Dawson, F.R.S.A., R.S.M.A. (London 1895-1973 Sussex) | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Christ on the Cross | Filippino Lippi | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Madonna delle Cintola with Saints Benedict, Thomas, Francis and Julian | Francesco Granacci | $500,000–$700,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Guardi | [no title recorded] | $52,950 | Dorotheum, May 2022 | |
| Francesco Guardi | capriccio landscape with an obelisk and a maritime pine tree | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | A view of the Rialto with the Riva del Vin | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | a capriccio of an archway, with figures beneath and a lagoon | Sotheby's, Feb 2018 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | an architectural capriccio with a church to the left | Sotheby's, Jan 2019 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Capriccio of a Lagoon with Figures and a Ruined Arch Beyond | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Santa Cecilia | Sotheby's, Dec 2003 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | A capriccio of a fire in the Venetian lagoon | Bonhams, Dec 2013 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.