This drawing is part of a group of 508 drawings from the Koenigs Collection, which was sold in the fall of 1940 by D.G. van Beuningen to Dr. Hans Posse, Hitler's Sonderbeauftragter Linz. This transaction was in violation of Dutch laws and international agreements. See the publication by Albert J. Elen, Missing Old Master Drawings from the Franz Koenigs Collection claimed by the State of The Netherlands, Den Haag 1989
Specifications
| Title | Capriccio with a Venetian Square and a View of the Lagoon |
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| Material and technique | Black chalk (traces), pen and brown ink, brown wash, on greyish paper |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Francesco Guardi
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| Accession number | I 218 (PK) |
| Credits | Missing since World War II, see cat. Missing Old Master Drawings from the Franz Koenigs Collection claimed by the State of the Netherlands, The Hague 1989 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints (Pushkin claim) |
| Creation date | in circa 1727-1779 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Object |
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Francesco Guardi
Venetië 1712 - Venetië 1793
Francesco Guardi was a Venetian artist of 'vedute', large detailed cityscapes almost exclusively of Venice. On several occasions he worked with his brother...
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