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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Pecheurs et villageois au bord de la rivière

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Pecheurs et villageois au bord de la rivière

Sale Date: February 19, 2010

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The harbor at Dieppe

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The harbor at Dieppe

Sale Date: February 21, 2010

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Rivage méditerranéen animé de pêcheurs, 1810

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Rivage méditerranéen animé de pêcheurs, 1810

Sale Date: February 19, 2010

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Port Mediterraneen au soleil couchant, 1830

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Port Mediterraneen au soleil couchant, 1830

Sale Date: December 20, 2009

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Bucht von Genua

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Bucht von Genua

Sale Date: November 28, 2009

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Pêcheurs et villageois au bord de la rivière

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Pêcheurs et villageois au bord de la rivière

Sale Date: December 17, 2009

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Paysage aux pêcheurs, 1800

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Paysage aux pêcheurs, 1800

Sale Date: December 16, 2009

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Couple sur une côte rocheuse devant une mer agitée

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Couple sur une côte rocheuse devant une mer agitée

Sale Date: December 18, 2009

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Veduta costiera con imbarcazioni e figure sul molo

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Veduta costiera con imbarcazioni e figure sul molo

Sale Date: December 15, 2009

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Sonnenaufgang an einer felsigen Meeresküste mit...

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Sonnenaufgang an einer felsigen Meeresküste mit...

Sale Date: December 10, 2009

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La Marina di Anzia ou le temps serein, 1743

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La Marina di Anzia ou le temps serein, 1743

Sale Date: December 7, 2009

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Nachfolge Ein südlicher Seehafen

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Nachfolge Ein südlicher Seehafen

Sale Date: December 15, 2009

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Portrait of a gentleman kneeling

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Portrait of a gentleman kneeling

Sale Date: December 13, 2009

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Portrait of a sailor holding a rope

Claude Joseph Vernet

Portrait of a sailor holding a rope

Sale Date: December 13, 2009

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A Mediterranean port with fishermen and a...

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A Mediterranean port with fishermen and a...

Sale Date: December 11, 2009

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An extensive coastal landscape with..., 1780

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An extensive coastal landscape with..., 1780

Sale Date: December 10, 2009

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A rocky coastline with fishermen hauling in...

In the manner of Claude Joseph Vernet

A rocky coastline with fishermen hauling in...

Sale Date: November 24, 2009

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Naufrage près d'une église

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Naufrage près d'une église

Sale Date: November 18, 2009

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Ideale südliche Küstenlandschaft im..., 1800–1899

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Ideale südliche Küstenlandschaft im..., 1800–1899

Sale Date: November 20, 2009

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Zwei Angler

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Zwei Angler

Sale Date: November 21, 2009

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Rastender Mann mit Hut

Claude Joseph Vernet

Rastender Mann mit Hut

Sale Date: November 21, 2009

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Pfeife rauchender Seemann

Claude Joseph Vernet

Pfeife rauchender Seemann

Sale Date: November 21, 2009

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Junge Obstträgerin

Claude Joseph Vernet

Junge Obstträgerin

Sale Date: November 21, 2009

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Junge Magd mit einem Krug

Claude Joseph Vernet

Junge Magd mit einem Krug

Sale Date: November 21, 2009

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