A 'New' Canaletto
This previously unrecorded pen and ink drawing with grey wash by Canaletto, Campo San Giacomo di Rialto, Venice, has been in the same family for over a century. The current owners were unaware of its value until they approached Sotheby’s in Paris for a valuation. It is estimated to be worth £300,000 to £500,000. This beautiful and historic masterpiece comes up for grabs tomorrow in Sotheby’s Old Master Drawings Sale in London. CLICK for a larger graphic.
posted by Unknown @ 3.7.12
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I'd be very surprised if this masterpiece doesn't go for more. It's exquisite. About time we all rummaged around to see if we had anything like that in our lofts.
It's a cracker. Not sure it was in the loft though. Private collection. I have a pen and ink drawing by a Royal Academician, bought for £10 decades ago, but it isn't up to this standard.
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