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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Clair de lune

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Clair de lune

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Le remontage des filets

Circle of Claude Joseph Vernet

Le remontage des filets

Sale Date: October 10, 2023

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Voiliers en bord de mer.

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Voiliers en bord de mer.

Sale Date: October 4, 2023

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FISHERMEN IN A ROCKY RIVER LANDSCAPE

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FISHERMEN IN A ROCKY RIVER LANDSCAPE

Sale Date: October 18, 2023

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Navire dans une tempête en bord de mer, 1801–1899

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Navire dans une tempête en bord de mer, 1801–1899

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Les Amants à la pêche

Studio of Claude Joseph Vernet

Les Amants à la pêche

Sale Date: September 29, 2023

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MAREGGIATA CON NAUFRAGHI

Circle of Claude Joseph Vernet

MAREGGIATA CON NAUFRAGHI

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HAFENANSICHT IM DÄMMERLICHT, 1767

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HAFENANSICHT IM DÄMMERLICHT, 1767

Sale Date: September 28, 2023

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Exercice de Franconie n° 1 - Exercice de...

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Exercice de Franconie n° 1 - Exercice de...

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View of the Temple of the Sibyl at Tivoli

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View of the Temple of the Sibyl at Tivoli

Sale Date: September 6, 2023

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Figurenstudie zu Hafenarbeitern, die ein Schiff...

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Figurenstudie zu Hafenarbeitern, die ein Schiff...

Sale Date: September 22, 2023

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Vy över Neapel, 1800

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Vy över Neapel, 1800

Sale Date: February 23, 2023

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Pastoral Landscape, 1899

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Pastoral Landscape, 1899

Sale Date: March 30, 2023

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Schiffbruch an felsiger Küste

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Schiffbruch an felsiger Küste

Sale Date: July 18, 2023

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Schiffbruch an felsiger Küste

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Schiffbruch an felsiger Küste

Sale Date: February 7, 2023

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RÖMISCHE ANSICHT MIT BLICK ÜBER DEN TIBER AUF...

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RÖMISCHE ANSICHT MIT BLICK ÜBER DEN TIBER AUF...

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A moonlit Mediterranean harbour scene with men...

In the manner of Claude Joseph Vernet

A moonlit Mediterranean harbour scene with men...

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EIN MEDITERRANER HAFEN

Attributed to Claude Joseph Vernet

EIN MEDITERRANER HAFEN

Sale Date: June 29, 2023

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AUFZIEHENDES UNWETTER

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AUFZIEHENDES UNWETTER

Sale Date: June 29, 2023

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Pêcheurs poussant une barque, 1830

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Pêcheurs poussant une barque, 1830

Sale Date: June 27, 2023

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A Mediterranean port at sunset

Circle of Claude Joseph Vernet

A Mediterranean port at sunset

Sale Date: June 29, 2023

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The shipwreck | Le Naufrage, 1739

Circle of Claude Joseph Vernet

The shipwreck | Le Naufrage, 1739

Sale Date: June 14, 2023

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Seascape with shipwreck | Le Naufrage

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Seascape with shipwreck | Le Naufrage

Sale Date: June 14, 2023

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Quiet sea at sunset with the Vernet family | , 1788

Claude Joseph Vernet

Quiet sea at sunset with the Vernet family | , 1788

Sale Date: June 13, 2023

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