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| Title | Coast Scene | |
| Alternative Title | Harbour Scene; Capriccio | |
| Collection | Holburne Museum of Art, Bath | |
| Artist | Attributed to Guardi, Francesco (Italian painter, 1712-1793) | |
| Date Earliest | about 1750 | |
| Date Latest | about 1790 | |
| Description | An imaginary view based on the islands at the extremity of the lagoon where Venice joins the sea. The landscape is dominated by a ruined arch, behind which stand a jumble of towers with a distant view of the hills beyond. The stillness of the scene is enlivened by figures from everyday life: fishermen in a boat, a woman carrying her basket of washing along the quayside, a little dog, and, further away, a crowd unloading a boat. Cleaning has recently revealed a distant dome to the right of the arch. | |
| Current Accession Number | A318 | |
| Subject | marine | |
| Measurements | 48.3 x 71.1 cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Given by the Holburne Society, 1933. | |
| Principal Exhibitions | Art Treasures from the West Country, Plymouth Art Gallery, 1954, cat. no. 13; Masterpieces from West Country Art Galleries, Victoria Art Gallery, Bath, 1989, cat. no. 23; The Beauties of Bath: The Holburne Museum Revealed, Christie's, London, 14 January - 3 February 1998. | |
| Publications | Bishop, Philippa and Roscoe, Barley: Holburne of Menstrie Museum and Crafts Study Centre Bath: A Guide to the Collections, pp. 8-9, ill. p. 9; Bishop, Philippa, Holburne Museum of Art: Souvenir Guidebook, Bath, 1999, pp. 32-33, ill. p. 33. | |
| Notes | Comparable works: Algranti, Gilberto (ed.), Aspetti della Pittura in Lombardia e nel Veneto nel ‘700, Circolo della Stampa, Palazzo Serbelloni Milano, November - December 1968, cat. no. 11, Veduta fantastica di un molo; Mostra dei Guardi, exh. cat., Palazzo Grassi, Venice, 1965, cat. no. 121 (Metropolitan Museum, New York) and cat. no. 122 (Lord Illiffe); Burollet, Therese, Peintures et derivees, Musee Cognacq Jay, Paris, 1980, cat. no. 80. Previous attributions: Courtauld list, 1971, cat. no. 96: 'attrib. Francesco Guardi'; Notes on the Italian paintings compiled by Brunella Mazzardo, volunteer researcher, and Michael Liversidge, University of Bristol, 2002: 'One of several variants of the same composition, in quality superior to other attributed versions.' |
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| Rights Owner | © The Holburne Museum of Art, Bath | |
| Author | Amina Wright | |