WORLD AUCTION RECORD! Canalettos masterpiece achieves a remarkable £31,935,000 | Christies

Canaletto's 'Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day’ has sold in the Christie's London Old Masters Evening Sale. Achieving a remarkable £31,935,000 after a gripping bidding war that earned a round of applause, this work has set a new world auction record for the artist, exceeding the previous record held for over two decades by more than £13 million. Its illustrious journey continues — from 10 Downing Street to Christie’s King Street, and now to its next owner.