GIOVANNI ANTONIO CANAL, CALLED CANALETTO (VENICE 1697-1768) The Grand Canal, Venice, Looking South-East from San Stae to the Fabbriche Nuove di Rialto

GIOVANNI ANTONIO CANAL, CALLED CANALETTO (VENICE 1697-1768)
The Grand Canal, Venice, Looking South-East from San Stae to the Fabbriche Nuove di Rialto
oil on canvas
18 1/2 x 30 5/8 in. (47 x 77.8 cm.)

Provenance
(Probably) Joseph Smith, later British Consul, Venice.
Daniel H. Farr, Philadelphia.
Alfred Pillsbury, Minneapolis.
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis.
Rosenberg and Stiebel, New York (by 1957).
Acquired in 1959 for the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Castagnola, Switzerland.
Private collection, United Kingdom (acquired from the above, circa 1980); sale, Christie's, London, 4 July 1997, lot 120.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.