Auction on
21 June 2022 - 14:00 (CEST) -
Salle 5 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
Painted in 1750 for a Paris collector and hidden away for a hundred years, this View of Galleys in Naples by Joseph Vernet (1714-1789) is a fine rediscovery.
Claude Joseph Vernet (1714-1789), Vue des galères de Naples(View of Galleys in Naples), 1750, oil on canvas, 74.5 x 100 cm/29.3 x 39.4 in. Estimate: €200,000/300,000
Claude Joseph Vernet (1714-1789), Vue des galères de Naples(View of Galleys in Naples), 1750, oil on canvas, 74.5 x 100 cm/29.3 x 39.4 in. Estimate: €200,000/300,000
Originally from Avignon, Joseph Vernet spent nearly 20 years in Italy , from 1734 to 1752, thanks to the protection of the Comte de Quinson. He lingered in Rome, of course (where he was taught by Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1765) and Andrea Locatelli (1695-1723) and produced numerous studies in the…
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