Lot 226: Nicolò Guardi (Venice 1715-1786)

The Church of San Giovanni and Paolo with the equestrian statue of Colleone, Venice
oil on canvas
27 1/4 x 38 3/4 in. (69.2 x 98.5 cm.)

Lorenzo Pellerano; Guerrico & Williams, Buenos Aires, October 1933, lot 532.
Anonymous sale; J. C. Naón y Cía, Buenos Aires August 1938, lot 284.

We are grateful to Professor Dario Succi for suggesting the attribution to Nicolò Guardi on the basis of a color transparency (written communication, 25 March 2005).

Professor Succi compares the present composition to the View of Campo San Giovanni and Paolo (Milan, private collection) and to the View of Campo San Giovanni and Paolo (with Galleria Lorenzelli, Bergamo). For a discussion on the artist see D. Succi, 'Nicolò Guardi. Le orme di un enigma', in Francesco Guardi. Itinerario dell'avventura artistica, Milan, 1993, pp. 191-208.