Claude Joseph Vernet

(French, 1714–1789)

Claude Joseph Vernet was a French painter known for his Mediterranean harbor scenes replete with boats, antique architecture, and tempestuous weather conditions. Vernet’s use of light, harmonious balance of pictorial elements, and picturesque subject matter reveal his close study of the works of the French painter Claude Lorrain. The Waterfalls at Tivoli, A Storm on a Mediterranean Coast, and Mountain Landscape with an Approaching Storm exemplify Vernet’s interest in romantic, dramatic landscape. Born on August 14, 1714 in Avignon, France, the artist trained with his father, a painter, and Philippe Sauvan, a history painter. When Vernet was 20, he set off for Rome to study classical landscapes and ancient ruins under a follower of Salvator Rosa. Upon his return to France in 1753, Vernet became a full member of the Académie Royal, and his fame was assured when King Louis XV commissioned the artist to paint a series of French port scenes with the assistance of Pierre Jaques Volaire. Vernet settled in Paris, France and continued to paint storm scenes, shipwrecks, and moonlit harbor scenes until his death on December 3, 1789. The artist’s works are in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Louvre Museum in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the National Gallery in London, the Prado Museum in Madrid, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., among others.

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Canaletto, Claude Lorrain, Hubert Robert, Carle Vernet, Emile Jean Horace Vernet

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Coastal Scene with Fisherman

Claude Joseph Vernet

Coastal Scene with Fisherman

Sale Date: December 6, 2014

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Marine au clair de lune

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Marine au clair de lune

Sale Date: November 21, 2014

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A Mediterranean coastal scene at sunset with , 1765

Claude Joseph Vernet

A Mediterranean coastal scene at sunset with , 1765

Sale Date: December 3, 2014

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Marine par temps calme au clair de lune

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Marine par temps calme au clair de lune

Sale Date: November 26, 2014

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Couple de pêcheurs sur un rocher au bord..., 1768

Claude Joseph Vernet

Couple de pêcheurs sur un rocher au bord..., 1768

Sale Date: November 18, 2014

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Scène de naufrage

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Scène de naufrage

Sale Date: November 18, 2014

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Südliche Hafenpartie bei Sonnenuntergang

In the manner of Claude Joseph Vernet

Südliche Hafenpartie bei Sonnenuntergang

Sale Date: November 7, 2014

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Ships Tossed on a Stormy Sea

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Ships Tossed on a Stormy Sea

Sale Date: October 25, 2014

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Shipping foundering off the Portuguese coast

In the manner of Claude Joseph Vernet

Shipping foundering off the Portuguese coast

Sale Date: October 29, 2014

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Paysage avec un pont et des pêcheurs

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Paysage avec un pont et des pêcheurs

Sale Date: October 14, 2014

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Pêcheurs au petit matin; et Un port en fin...

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Pêcheurs au petit matin; et Un port en fin...

Sale Date: October 14, 2014

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Pêcheurs sur la côte et navire par mer forte

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Pêcheurs sur la côte et navire par mer forte

Sale Date: October 5, 2014

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Le Soir, 1762

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Le Soir, 1762

Sale Date: October 3, 2014

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Le coucher du soleil: Retour de pêche, 1772

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Le coucher du soleil: Retour de pêche, 1772

Sale Date: October 3, 2014

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Schöne Flusslandschaft mit herrschaftlichen..., 1776

Claude Joseph Vernet

Schöne Flusslandschaft mit herrschaftlichen..., 1776

Sale Date: October 18, 2014

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Rückkehr der Fischer in eine mediterrane..., 1764

Claude Joseph Vernet

Rückkehr der Fischer in eine mediterrane..., 1764

Sale Date: September 19, 2014

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Vue de côte rocheuse avec phare: Naufrage..., 1745

Claude Joseph Vernet

Vue de côte rocheuse avec phare: Naufrage..., 1745

Sale Date: September 19, 2014

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Mediterrane Flusslandschaft mit Badenden, 1783

Claude Joseph Vernet

Mediterrane Flusslandschaft mit Badenden, 1783

Sale Date: September 19, 2014

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Marines (pair), 1780

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Marines (pair), 1780

Sale Date: August 5, 2014

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Sailing Boat on Stormy Sea

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Sailing Boat on Stormy Sea

Sale Date: August 28, 2014

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A Mediterranean harbour scene with figures in...

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A Mediterranean harbour scene with figures in...

Sale Date: July 8, 2014

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Morning; Evening (2 works)

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Morning; Evening (2 works)

Sale Date: July 8, 2014

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Marine, avec paysage animé de ruines et..., 1820

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Marine, avec paysage animé de ruines et..., 1820

Sale Date: July 5, 2014

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Scène de naufrage

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Scène de naufrage

Sale Date: June 20, 2014

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