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

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The entrance to the grotto at Posilipo with...

Claude Joseph Vernet

The entrance to the grotto at Posilipo with...

Sale Date: July 4, 1995

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View of Solfatara

Claude Joseph Vernet

View of Solfatara

Sale Date: July 4, 1995

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The Castel Nuovo, Naples

Claude Joseph Vernet

The Castel Nuovo, Naples

Sale Date: July 4, 1995

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Capriccio of an evening Mediterranean landscape...

Follower of Claude Joseph Vernet

Capriccio of an evening Mediterranean landscape...

Sale Date: July 3, 1995

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Merchants unloading their vessels in a...

Follower of Claude Joseph Vernet

Merchants unloading their vessels in a...

Sale Date: July 3, 1995

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Scène de naufrage

Circle of Claude Joseph Vernet

Scène de naufrage

Sale Date: July 1, 1995

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Arbre au bord de l'eau

Attributed to Claude Joseph Vernet

Arbre au bord de l'eau

Sale Date: June 30, 1995

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Peasants resting with cattle on a riverbank

Follower of Claude Joseph Vernet

Peasants resting with cattle on a riverbank

Sale Date: June 28, 1995

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Le midi

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Le midi

Sale Date: June 23, 1995

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La baignade, 1800

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La baignade, 1800

Sale Date: June 16, 1995

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Hl. Sebastien

Attributed to Claude Joseph Vernet

Hl. Sebastien

Sale Date: June 12, 1995

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Le naufrage

Circle of Claude Joseph Vernet

Le naufrage

Sale Date: June 12, 1995

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Marine

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Marine

Sale Date: June 9, 1995

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Südlicher Hafen bei Mondschein

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Südlicher Hafen bei Mondschein

Sale Date: June 8, 1995

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Hamnmotiv i månsken med figurer kring en eld

In the manner of Claude Joseph Vernet

Hamnmotiv i månsken med figurer kring en eld

Sale Date: May 22, 1995

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Blick auf Tivoli bei Rom

Attributed to Claude Joseph Vernet

Blick auf Tivoli bei Rom

Sale Date: May 20, 1995

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Pilgrims and figures in a landscape

Circle of Claude Joseph Vernet

Pilgrims and figures in a landscape

Sale Date: May 19, 1995

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Mediterranean coastal landscape at dusk with...

School of Claude Joseph Vernet

Mediterranean coastal landscape at dusk with...

Sale Date: May 18, 1995

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Fishermen unloading their catch in a...

In the manner of Claude Joseph Vernet

Fishermen unloading their catch in a...

Sale Date: May 17, 1995

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Mediterranean coastal landscapes with fisherfolk

School of Claude Joseph Vernet

Mediterranean coastal landscapes with fisherfolk

Sale Date: May 17, 1995

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Fête champêtre

In the manner of Claude Joseph Vernet

Fête champêtre

Sale Date: May 15, 1995

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Dead trumpeter

After Claude Joseph Vernet

Dead trumpeter

Sale Date: May 10, 1995

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Marina con pescatori

Studio of Claude Joseph Vernet

Marina con pescatori

Sale Date: May 10, 1995

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Paesaggio con il Tempio di Vesta a Tivoli

School of Claude Joseph Vernet

Paesaggio con il Tempio di Vesta a Tivoli

Sale Date: May 10, 1995

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