What is a Francesco Guardi painting worth?
1712–1793 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 10 works by Francesco Guardi with a published auction price sold between $4,402Sign up free to see and $25,396Sign up free to see, and the median is $17,896Sign up free to see. For paintings alone, the median is $18,089Sign up free to see across 5 sales. In the last five years the median was $21,958Sign up free to see across 6 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Francesco Guardi prices by medium
- Auction results
- 25
- Sold rate
- 40%
- Active at auction
- 2005–2026
- Median price
- $17.9kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $565kSign up free to see The Island of San Giorgio Maggiore from the West; and View of the Cannaregio, with the Ponte dei Tre Archi and the Palazzo Surian-Bellotto, Leonard Joel, Dec 2025
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 5 | $11.2k–$106kSign up free to see | $18.1kSign up free to see |
| Works on Paper | 2 | $17.7k–$26.2kSign up free to see | $22kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Pandolfini (7), Bertolami Fine Art (4), Capitolium Art (3)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Recent Francesco Guardi sales
- Capriccio veneziano con ponte e rudere di architrave (Capriccio of a bridge and classical columns, with gondolas passing beneath), oil on panel — $106,262Sign up free to see, Leonard Joel, Dec 8, 2025
- The Island of San Giorgio Maggiore from the West; and View of the Cannaregio, with the Ponte dei Tre Archi and the Palazzo Surian-Bellotto, oil on canvas — $564,519Sign up free to see, Leonard Joel, Dec 8, 2025
- Capriccio con arco rovinato e mura di paese, Pen and brown ink on laid paper — $26,212Sign up free to see, Kornfeld, Sep 12, 2024
- Architectural Capriccio with ruined Archway and small Harbour with Pier, Pen and brush in brown (watermark 3 crescents) — $17,704Sign up free to see, Lempertz, May 20, 2023
- Nei modi di. Capriccio — $2,126Sign up free to see, Capitolium Art, Dec 13, 2022
- Nello stile di. Veduta del ponte di Rialto — $1,177Sign up free to see, Capitolium Art, Oct 18, 2022
- Venetiaans stadsgezicht, Olieverf op linnen — $173Sign up free to see, Twents Veilinghuis, Oct 7, 2021
- Capriccio lagunare — $22,945Sign up free to see, Capitolium Art, Dec 15, 2020
Questions about Francesco Guardi prices
What is a Francesco Guardi painting worth?
Based on 10 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Francesco Guardi have sold for a median of $17,896, and half of them sold between $4,402 and $25,396. For paintings alone the median is $18,089 (5 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Francesco Guardi sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $564,519 for “The Island of San Giorgio Maggiore from the West; and View of the Cannaregio, with the Ponte dei Tre Archi and the Palazzo Surian-Bellotto” at Leonard Joel in December 2025.
Which Francesco Guardi medium sells for the most?
By median price, works on paper lead with $21,958 (2 sales).
How often do Francesco Guardi works sell at auction?
40% of the 25 lots recorded between 2005 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Francesco Guardi painting?
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Francesco Guardi have appeared at auction 25 times in ArtSell’s records between 2005 and 2026; 10 sold, a sell-through rate of 40%.
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