Apollonio Facchinetti, called Domenichini, formerly known as the Master of the Langmatt Foundation Views

With Leonard Koetser, London, by 1963;
Anonymous sale ("Property of a Gentleman"), London, Sotheby's, 7 December 2006, lot 244.

London, Leonard Koetser, Autumn Exhibition, 1963, no. 32 (as Francesco Tironi).

The sky is a deeper blue than it appears in the printed catalogue image. The canvas is unlined. The paint surface is generally well retained and detail is very good throughout. Examination under UV light reveals numerous very small retouches scattered evenly throughout the sky. The architecture and water look good with only a few small isolated retouches. This painting is ready to hang and there is no need for further work. Offered in a carved and gilt wood frame with some nick and losses to the gilding.
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Another version of this view, from the same viewpoint but with variations in the gondolas and in a larger format is offered in this sale, lot 86.

We are grateful to Charles Beddington for endorsing the attribution on the basis of digital images.