Francesco Guardi
Italian · 1712–1793 · Painter, Printmaker
Francesco Lazzaro Guardi was an Italian painter, nobleman, and a member of the Venetian School. He is considered to be among the last practitioners, along with his brothers, of… (Wikipedia)
Own a work by Francesco Guardi? Get a free auction estimate →
Record prices
The Island of San Giorgio Maggiore from the West; and View of the Cannaregio, with the Ponte dei Tre Archi and the Palazzo Surian-BellottoLeonard Joel · A$850,000≈ $564,519≈ £423,622≈ €484,358Sign up to see
Capriccio veneziano con ponte e rudere di architrave (Capriccio of a bridge and classical columns, with gondolas passing beneath)Leonard Joel · A$160,000≈ $106,262≈ £79,741≈ €91,173Sign up to see
Capriccio con arco rovinato e mura di paeseKornfeld · CHF 22,400≈ $26,212≈ £20,097≈ €23,795Sign up to see
Francesco Guardi’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
29 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
18 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 15 | 5 | 33% | $140kSign up | $18.1kSign up | $565kSign up |
| Oil | 15 | 5 | 33% | $140kSign up | $18.1kSign up | $565kSign up |
| Works on paper | 2 | 2 | 100% | $22kSign up | $22kSign up | $26.2kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $22kSign up | $22kSign up | $26.2kSign up |
| Other | 8 | 3 | 38% | $8.7kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $22.9kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.