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Joseph Vernet’s Arcadian Nature

Published on , by Claire Papon
Auction on 08 June 2021 - 14:00 (CEST) - Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

This painting signed, dated and localized by Claude Vernet (1714-1789)  exudes a special mood.

Claude Joseph Vernet (1714-1789), Pêcheurs retirant leur filet dans un paysage classique... Joseph Vernet’s Arcadian Nature

Claude Joseph Vernet (1714-1789), Pêcheurs retirant leur filet dans un paysage classique (Fishermen Pulling Up their nets in a classical landscape), oil on canvas, 74 x 98 cm/29.13 x 38.58 in.
Estimate: €80,000/120,000

The beautiful work painted by Claude Vernet in Rome in 1746 is presented in "sumptuous condition", says Stéphane Pinta of Turquin. Vernet was 32 and had already found his style, palette and delicate light. Is it dawn or dusk? The ochre glowing in the sky…
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