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Boats on a Venice Canal

Giacomo Guardi (Italian, 1764–1835)

$6,900 price realized incl. premium

≈ £4,193≈ €4,781

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Medium
Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →
As published: “Watercolor on paper scene shows several gondolas on a canal with people in foreground and two towers with bridge”
Support
Paper
Signed / inscribed
Signed on reverse & titled in Italian
Category
Watercolors
Dimensions
3" x 6-1/4"
Auction house
James D. Julia
Sale
Annual End of Summer Antique & Fine Art Auction <br> New Record for Summer Auction <br> Totals Over $5,000,000! (annual-end-of-summer-antique-fine-art-auction-2/?session=2)
Date
August 24, 2011
Location
Fairfield, Maine
Lot
2202
Estimate
$8,000 – $12,000 (≈ £4,862 – £7,293) (≈ €5,543 – €8,314)
Source
Auction house jamesdjulia.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2011 and 2012 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

  1. Boats on a Venice Canal, James D. Julia 2011

    Aug 24, 2011 · James D. Julia this result

    Annual End of Summer Antique & Fine Art Auction <br> New Record for Summer Auction <br> Totals Over $5,000,000!, lot 2202

    Sold $6,900Sign up to see · est. $8,000 – $12,000

    As catalogued

    Giacomo Guardi, “Boats on a Venice Canal”

    Watercolor on paper scene shows several gondolas on a canal with people in foreground and two towers with bridge

    3" x 6-1/4"

  2. Boats on a Venice Canal, James D. Julia 2012

    Aug 21, 2012 · James D. Julia

    Annual End of Summer Antique & Fine Art Auction <br> Totals Nearly $4.5 Million!, lot 1255

    Bought in / unsold · est. $8,000 – $12,000

    As catalogued

    Giacomo Guardi, “Boats on a Venice Canal”

    Watercolor on paper scene shows several gondolas on a canal with people in foreground and two towers with bridge

    3" x 6-1/4"

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