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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Fishermen and other figures resting on a rock,...

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Fishermen and other figures resting on a rock,...

Sale Date: October 27, 2010

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Coastal scene with figures bringing boat to shore

In the manner of Claude Joseph Vernet

Coastal scene with figures bringing boat to shore

Sale Date: October 5, 2010

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Hafenbucht im Mondschein

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Hafenbucht im Mondschein

Sale Date: September 17, 2010

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Hafenszenen (pair)

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Hafenszenen (pair)

Sale Date: September 13, 2010

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A rocky coastal scene with survivors of a...

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A rocky coastal scene with survivors of a...

Sale Date: July 25, 2010

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Shipwrecked figures off a lighthouse in a storm

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Shipwrecked figures off a lighthouse in a storm

Sale Date: July 9, 2010

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Le naufrage, 1800–1825

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Le naufrage, 1800–1825

Sale Date: July 9, 2010

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The Castel Nuovo, Naples

Claude Joseph Vernet

The Castel Nuovo, Naples

Sale Date: July 7, 2010

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Un pêcheur et des lavandières dans un paysage

Claude Joseph Vernet

Un pêcheur et des lavandières dans un paysage

Sale Date: June 23, 2010

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Portrait d'Annibal Camoux

Attributed to Claude Joseph Vernet

Portrait d'Annibal Camoux

Sale Date: June 23, 2010

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L'entrée du port au clair de lune, 1770

Claude Joseph Vernet

L'entrée du port au clair de lune, 1770

Sale Date: June 23, 2010

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Le départ des pêcheurs, 1747

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Le départ des pêcheurs, 1747

Sale Date: June 16, 2010

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Pêcheurs napolitains sur un rivage (+ Un projet...

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Pêcheurs napolitains sur un rivage (+ Un projet...

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Felsige Uferlandschaft mit Bucht, reicher...

Circle of Claude Joseph Vernet

Felsige Uferlandschaft mit Bucht, reicher...

Sale Date: June 16, 2010

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Ein Schiff im Seesturm an felsiger Küste

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Ein Schiff im Seesturm an felsiger Küste

Sale Date: June 22, 2010

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Schiffbruch im Sturm an felsiger Küste

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Schiffbruch im Sturm an felsiger Küste

Sale Date: June 22, 2010

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La cascade de Tivoli et la villa de Mécène

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La cascade de Tivoli et la villa de Mécène

Sale Date: June 6, 2010

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Pêcheur et voilier près des côtes..., 1800–1825

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Pêcheur et voilier près des côtes..., 1800–1825

Sale Date: June 11, 2010

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Scènes de port (2 works)

Claude Joseph Vernet

Scènes de port (2 works)

Sale Date: June 18, 2010

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La tempête, 1760

Claude Joseph Vernet

La tempête, 1760

Sale Date: June 12, 2010

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Skepp förliser utanför stormig kust

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Skepp förliser utanför stormig kust

Sale Date: June 2, 2010

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Marina con figure

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Marina con figure

Sale Date: May 27, 2010

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Mer agitée avec une barque de pêcheurs et deux...

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Mer agitée avec une barque de pêcheurs et deux...

Sale Date: April 7, 2010

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FRENCH SCHOOL-PARIS (18) Schiffbrüchige an..., 1800

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FRENCH SCHOOL-PARIS (18) Schiffbrüchige an..., 1800

Sale Date: March 24, 2010

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