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.

Claude Joseph Vernet Artworks

Claude Joseph Vernet (1,890 results)
A stormy coastal landscape with..., 1765–1765

Claude Joseph Vernet

A stormy coastal landscape with..., 1765–1765

Sale Date: December 11, 2002

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Le pont et le Château Saint Ange à Rome

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Le pont et le Château Saint Ange à Rome

Sale Date: December 6, 2002

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De skeppsbrutna

Style of Claude Joseph Vernet

De skeppsbrutna

Sale Date: December 5, 2002

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Italienische Landschaft mit Fischern an einem...

In the manner of Claude Joseph Vernet

Italienische Landschaft mit Fischern an einem...

Sale Date: November 16, 2002

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A view of Posillipo, near Naples, in the morning

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A view of Posillipo, near Naples, in the morning

Sale Date: October 31, 2002

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Destruction of the French frigate

Style of Claude Joseph Vernet

Destruction of the French frigate "Droits de...

Sale Date: October 27, 2002

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Pêcheur et paysanne sur le rivage méditerranéen

Claude Joseph Vernet

Pêcheur et paysanne sur le rivage méditerranéen

Sale Date: October 25, 2002

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Pêcheurs sur les bords d'un lac

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Pêcheurs sur les bords d'un lac

Sale Date: October 10, 2002

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A Mediterranean coastal inlet with figures on...

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A Mediterranean coastal inlet with figures on...

Sale Date: September 19, 2002

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A shipwreck in a storm near a harbour

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A shipwreck in a storm near a harbour

Sale Date: July 12, 2002

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A view of a Mediterrean harbour

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A view of a Mediterrean harbour

Sale Date: July 11, 2002

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A Mediterranean harbour with fishermen..., 1766–1766

Claude Joseph Vernet

A Mediterranean harbour with fishermen..., 1766–1766

Sale Date: July 10, 2002

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View of the Port of La Rochelle from la petite...

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View of the Port of La Rochelle from la petite...

Sale Date: July 9, 2002

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Stormy coastal landscape with fishermen in the...

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Stormy coastal landscape with fishermen in the...

Sale Date: July 9, 2002

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Pêcheurs au bord de l'eau, 1789

Claude Joseph Vernet

Pêcheurs au bord de l'eau, 1789

Sale Date: June 27, 2002

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Vue d'un port

Claude Joseph Vernet

Vue d'un port

Sale Date: June 27, 2002

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Paysage maritime

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Paysage maritime

Sale Date: June 27, 2002

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Paysage maritime avec des lavandières et des...

Claude Joseph Vernet

Paysage maritime avec des lavandières et des...

Sale Date: June 26, 2002

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Vue du port d'Antibes

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Vue du port d'Antibes

Sale Date: June 19, 2002

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Port de Cette vu du côté de la mer

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Port de Cette vu du côté de la mer

Sale Date: June 19, 2002

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L'entrée du port de Marseille

After Claude Joseph Vernet

L'entrée du port de Marseille

Sale Date: June 19, 2002

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Vue du port de Marseille

After Claude Joseph Vernet

Vue du port de Marseille

Sale Date: June 19, 2002

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Vue de Toulon pris de la terre

After Claude Joseph Vernet

Vue de Toulon pris de la terre

Sale Date: June 19, 2002

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La pêche au thon

After Claude Joseph Vernet

La pêche au thon

Sale Date: June 19, 2002

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