Lot 329. Follower of Giovanni Antonio Canal, il Canaletto, Venice: the Grand Canal with the Church of Santa Maria della Salute, along the Riva degli Schiavoni, oil on canvas, 24 ¼ x 38 3/8 in. (61.6 x 97.5 cm). Estimate $20,000 - $30,000. Price Realized $112,500 . Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.

Provenance: F. Talyor, Hollywood.
Mrs. Marion Balderston, Pasadena.
Mr. John Balderston, Irvine, by whom gifted to
The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California.

Property from the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, sold to benefit the art acquisitions fund

Note: To the right is the church of Santa Maria della Salute with the Seminario adjoining and the Dogana beyond. To the left can be seen part of the Zecca and the Libreria, the Doge's Palace with the Column of Saint Mark, the Prisons and, along the Riva, the Pietà. Canaletto's prime version of this composition is in the Royal Collection, Windsor Castle.

Christie's. OLD MASTERS: PART II, 14 April 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza