# Guglielmo Ciardi artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1842-09-13
- Death date: 1917-10-05
- Nationality: Italian
- Movements: Venetian landscape painting
- Common media: oil painting, drawing

## About Guglielmo Ciardi

Guglielmo Ciardi (1842–1917) was an Italian painter and draftsman born and active in Venice. He trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia and later returned as a professor of landscape painting, shaping a generation of Venetian artists. Ciardi is recognized for his contributions to Venetian landscape painting during the second half of the nineteenth century. His work reflects the renewed interest in naturalistic landscape that characterized much of Italian painting in that era. He was the father of two accomplished painters, Beppe Ciardi and Emma Ciardi, establishing a significant artistic dynasty in Venice. With over 190 works documented in the RKD image archive alone, Ciardi’s output was substantial, and his paintings continue to circulate regularly on the international art market.

## Common works and media

Ciardi primarily produced oil-on-canvas landscape paintings depicting the Venetian lagoon, the Brenta Riviera, the Dolomite foothills, and rural scenes of the Veneto region. He also worked in drawing media. His output ranges from small cabinet-sized landscapes to larger exhibition-scale canvases. Collectors may also encounter preparatory studies and sketches in pencil or ink.

## Market and appraisal context

Guglielmo Ciardi’s paintings appear with some frequency at auction, with over 200 recorded lots across major and regional sale venues. Collectors most often encounter his landscape oil paintings of the Venetian lagoon, surrounding countryside, and mountainous terrain. Value depends on factors including the painting’s size, subject matter, condition, provenance, and whether the work can be securely attributed. Drawings and preparatory works also surface at auction, typically at lower price points. Because Ciardi’s children Beppe and Emma were also productive painters, careful attribution is essential, as unsigned or poorly documented works may be misattributed within the family.

## Appraisily data basis

This Appraisily artist page combines identity research from authority files including Getty ULAN, VIAF, Wikidata, and the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History with auction records, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots from the Invaluable database when those records are available. Biographical details are sourced from institution-grade records; market observations are based on documented auction activity.

## Sources

- RKD — Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/16833
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3778896
- VIAF (OCLC): https://viaf.org/viaf/62419768/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500002162
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guglielmo_Ciardi