Santa Maria della Salute

c. 1770

Francesco Guardi

Associated Names
Francesco Guardi

Painter, Venetian, 1712 - 1793

This painting shows a grand, domed cathedral by a busy waterway. The dome and the surrounding white buildings are silhouetted against a blue sky with thin white and gray clouds. Gondolas and small boats drift across the water closer to us, with people dressed brightly in shades of red, yellow, brown, and gray. The water below the boats reflects the blue of the sky and the white of the buildings.

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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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