Kenneth Neame: Cadogan Square and Mayfair
Kenneth Neame: Cadogan Square and Mayfair
English follower of Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto
Venice, the Grand Canal from Santa Maria della Carità, looking towards the Bacino di San Marco
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December 15, 04:04 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
English follower of Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto
Venice, the Grand Canal from Santa Maria della Carità, looking towards the Bacino di San Marco
oil on canvas
unframed: 75.3 x 127.8 cm.; 29⅝ x 50¼ in.
framed: 98.2 x 150.5 cm.; 38⅝ x 59¼ in.
From whom acquired by the present owner in 1979.
This work is based on Canaletto's smaller canvas of c. 1727–28 of the same view preserved in the Royal Collection at Hampton Court Palace.1 A few compositional changes can be seen in this painting, notably in the staffage.
1 Inv. no. RCIN 400523; oil on canvas; 48 x 80 cm.; https://www.rct.uk/collection/400523/the-grand-canal-looking-east-from-the-caritagrave-towards-the-bacino