'Lost' Canaletto Discovered in East Sussex Home
August 18 2021
Picture: Gorringes
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
The UK press have published news from the Auction House Gorringes that a 'lost' Canaletto of the Dogana da Mar in Venice has been discovered in a house in East Sussex. The painting emerged during a valuation undertaken by specialists from the auction house.
According to the article:
The back of the canvas is inscribed with the name of Auguste Chatelain, a 19th century Swiss psychiatrist and historian who is known to have owned at least one other similar work by Canaletto.
It also has a label on the reverse for the Mayfair art dealer Arthur Tooth and Sons, where the late owner's mother originally bought the painting 101 years ago.
Although the owners are said to have known the work was by Canaletto, the painting seems to have been kept in private hands for a century.
The painting will be put up for sale on 28th September 2021 with an estimate of around £150,000.
