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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ITALIANATE LAKE SCENE: FISHING BOATS ANCHORED BY

In the manner of Claude Joseph Vernet

ITALIANATE LAKE SCENE: FISHING BOATS ANCHORED BY

Sale Date: April 6, 1989

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ITALIANATE LAKE SCENE: A MAN FISHING BY AN...

In the manner of Claude Joseph Vernet

ITALIANATE LAKE SCENE: A MAN FISHING BY AN...

Sale Date: April 6, 1989

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ITALIANATE LAKE SCENE: MEN PULLING IN A ROWBOAT

In the manner of Claude Joseph Vernet

ITALIANATE LAKE SCENE: MEN PULLING IN A ROWBOAT

Sale Date: April 6, 1989

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ITALIANATE LAKE SCENE: A BOAT ANCHORED OFF THE...

In the manner of Claude Joseph Vernet

ITALIANATE LAKE SCENE: A BOAT ANCHORED OFF THE...

Sale Date: April 6, 1989

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Mariners struggling onto a rocky shore..., 1755–1755

Claude Joseph Vernet

Mariners struggling onto a rocky shore..., 1755–1755

Sale Date: March 31, 1989

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MORNING FOG SUNSET IN ITALIANATE PORTS, 1745–1745

Claude Joseph Vernet

MORNING FOG SUNSET IN ITALIANATE PORTS, 1745–1745

Sale Date: January 12, 1989

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Le naufrage, 1771–1771

Attributed to Claude Joseph Vernet

Le naufrage, 1771–1771

Sale Date: December 3, 1988

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Scène de tempête

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Scène de tempête

Sale Date: December 3, 1988

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Navire tirant une salve, 1761–1761

Claude Joseph Vernet

Navire tirant une salve, 1761–1761

Sale Date: December 2, 1988

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A Mediterranean coast with fishermen and their...

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A Mediterranean coast with fishermen and their...

Sale Date: October 28, 1988

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Anglers by a rocky pool, a cascade and castle...

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Anglers by a rocky pool, a cascade and castle...

Sale Date: October 28, 1988

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A Mediterranean port scene with shipping and...

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A Mediterranean port scene with shipping and...

Sale Date: July 6, 1988

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Views of fishermen and other figures, drawn near

Claude Joseph Vernet

Views of fishermen and other figures, drawn near

Sale Date: July 4, 1988

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Coastal, scene with figures

Claude Joseph Vernet

Coastal, scene with figures

Sale Date: June 8, 1988

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COASTAL SCENE WITH A SHIP FLOUNDERING ON ROCKS

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COASTAL SCENE WITH A SHIP FLOUNDERING ON ROCKS

Sale Date: June 3, 1988

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FIGURES IN A GORGE, A TOWN AND FORTRESS ON A...

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FIGURES IN A GORGE, A TOWN AND FORTRESS ON A...

Sale Date: April 7, 1988

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Scène de port méditerranéen, 1747

Claude Joseph Vernet

Scène de port méditerranéen, 1747

Sale Date: December 6, 1987

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Le naufrage, 1771

Claude Joseph Vernet

Le naufrage, 1771

Sale Date: December 6, 1987

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