Guardi’s view of Rialto Bridge leads Christie’s Old Masters evening auction
Francesco Guardi’s (1712-93) 'The Rialto Bridge with the Palazzo dei Camerlenghi' led Christie’s latest evening sale of Old Masters in London. It was knocked down at £23.25m following a competition between two phone bidders.
Depicting the famous location on the Grand Canal looking south towards the bridge, and coming to auc…