Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal), Italian (Venetian),1697-1768
The Molo from the Bacino di San Marco, Venice, 1747-58
Oil on canvas
33 5/8 x 52 7/8 in. (85.5 x 134.2 cm)
Gift of Anne R. and Amy Putnam, 1942:132
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Provenance

William Edwards of Holland House, London, 1747-58 to 1767; Lord Holland, 1767 (through the sale of Holland House). (through Christie's, London, sale for an anonymous owner, May 6, 1893, lot 68); (with Colnaghi, London, May 6, 1893). (with Robinson and Fisher, London, sale for an anonymous owner, November 10, 1938, lot 101); (with Vicars, London, November 10, 1938). Private collection, London. Private collection(?), Netherlands [1.]. Private collection, Italy [2.]; (with Jacob M. Heimann, New York, 1941); purchased by Anne R. and Amy Putnam for the Fine Arts Gallery (now SDMA), San Diego, California, 1942.

Provenance notes

1. According to Constable (W. G. Constable, Canaletto. Oxford: Claredon Press, 1962, pg.228, no. 109.), the painting is "said to have passed to Holland."
2. According to Jacob M. Heimann, he bought this painting from a private collection in Italy. (Jacob M. Heimann correspondence to Reginald Poland, SDMA curatorial files, April 21, 1947).