Venice, a View of the Grand Canal and the Rialto Bridge from the South, by Carlo Grubacs, circa 1830

Carlo Grubacs (Italian, 1802 – 1870) painted this Venetian scene in the 1830s. This oil-on-canvas work measures 25 3/8 by 39 3/4 inches; 64.5 by 101 cm; and it goes to auction at Sotheby’s in New York City, on 8 June 2017. (Update: It sold above estimate at 68,750 USD.)