{"id":2183472,"date":"2026-10-06T13:22:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T10:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2183472"},"modified":"2026-10-06T13:22:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T10:22:04","slug":"unknown-canaletto-work-could-fetch-60k-at-oxfordshire-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2183472","title":{"rendered":"Unknown Canaletto work could fetch \u00a360k at Oxfordshire auction"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"MallamsMallams<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The rare artwork is estimated to fetch between \u00a340,000 to \u00a360,000<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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A previously unknown work by the revered Italian artist Canaletto is set to go under the hammer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The rare artwork, known as a capriccio, is estimated to fetch between \u00a340,000 to \u00a360,000 when it is sold by Mallams auction house in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, later this month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Canaletto, whose real name was Giovanni Antonio Canal, was born in Venice in 1697 and went on to become a favourite of British art collectors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mallams said the artwork going under the hammer had been created by the 18th Century Venetian master with a pen, brown ink and a light grey wash on paper.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Art historian John Rolfe said the Canaletto work, Ruins of a Pavilion and an Arcade over the Water, was a “masterpiece”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He said it depicted “architectural splendours of the past in ruins” where “everyday life goes on amidst the shadows and sunlight”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“This drawing highlights a full range of the qualities that attracted contemporary collectors and inspired artists of future generations.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The drawing corresponds with a Canaletto painting which was last sold at Christie’s in 1995<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Canaletto was a member of the Venetian art school, and was best known across Europe for his cityscapes depicting Venice and London.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But in his home country, his capriccios – fanciful imaginary scenes, often showing classical ruins – were held in higher esteem, Mallams said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It said the previously unrecorded work – which goes under the hammer on 21 October – corresponded with a Canaletto painting which was last sold at Christie’s in 1995.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The work is thought to have been acquired by the Georgian composer and musician Charles Burney, and has been kept in the family since, the auction house said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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An inscription on the back of the work reads “a Present from Sig Canal d Canaletti”, suggesting the artists had once given the work to someone as a gift.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Rupert Fogden, Mallams’ director of fine art and pictures, said the auction house was “truly delighted to be entrusted” with the sale.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“Original paintings and drawings by Canaletto rarely come to auction, and we are expecting a significant amount of interest from both private collectors and institutions worldwide when it goes under the hammer this autumn,” he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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