Santa Maria della Salute

c. 1770

Francesco Guardi

Painter, Venetian, 1712 - 1793

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private Collection, Paris. (Théodore Bonjean, Paris);[1] purchased 20 May 1911 by (M. Knoedler & Co., New York); Knoedler sold half-share to (P. & D. Colnaghi & Co.);[2] purchased October 1922 by William A. Clark [1839-1925], New York;[3] bequest 1926 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.
[1] Early provenance according to Knoedler. See M. Knoedler & Co. Records, accession number 2012.M.54, Research Library, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles: Painting Stockbook 5, 8800-12652, 1899 April-1911 December, page 243, the painting is stock number 12569.
[2] The first mention of joint-ownership with Colnaghi is dated 30 April 1912. See M. Knoedler & Co. Records, accession number 2012.M.54, Research Library, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles: Painting Stockbook 6, 12653-15139, 1911 December-1920 July, page 21.
[3] See See M. Knoedler & Co. Records, accession number 2012.M.54, Research Library, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles: Painting Stockbook 7, 15140-17039, 1921 January-1927 December, page 2.

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Exhibition History

1959

  • Loan Exhibition. Masterpieces of the Corcoran Gallery of Art: A Benefit Exhibition in Honor of the Gallery's Centenary, Wildenstein, New York, 28 January - 7 March 1959, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

1978

  • The William A. Clark Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 26 April-16 July 1978.

1989

  • The William A. Clark Collection: Treasures of a Copper King, Yellowstone Art Center, Billings; Montana Historical Society, Helena, 1989, unnumbered checklist.

1996

  • The Rise of the Art World in America: Knoedler at 150, An historical exhibition commemorating Knoedler & Company's 150th Anniversary, Knoedler & Company, New York, 5 December 1996 - 12 January 1997, unnumbered checklist, repro.

2001

  • Antiquities to Impressionism: The William A. Clark Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 3 November 2001 - 4 February 2002, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

2003

  • Whistler and his Circle in Venice, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; Grolier Club, New York, 2003, no. 85, repro.

Bibliography

1925

  • Carroll, Dana H. Catalogue of Objects of Fine Art and Other Properties at the Home of William Andrews Clark, 962 Fifth Avenue. Part I. Unpublished manuscript, n.d. (1925): 178, no. 188.

Wikidata ID

Q46625483

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