ID 863076
Lot 29 | CLAUDE-JOSEPH VERNET (AVIGNON 1714-1789 PARIS)
Estimate value
£ 300 000 – 500 000
Mediterranean port at sunset, with a fisherman in the foreground
signed and dated 'J · VERNET F· / 1778' (lower right)
oil on copper
15 1/2 x 21 3/4 in. (39.5 x 55.3 cm.)
Provenance
Le Tallec Collection (according to a label on the reverse).
Anonymous sale; Piasa, Paris, 28 June 2000, lot 21.
with Richard Green, London, from whom acquired in 2000 by a private collector, by whom sold in the following,
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 30 January 2019, lot 69, when acquired by the present owner.
Exhibited
Winona, MA, Minnesota Marine Art Museum, on long-term loan 2019-2022.
Special Notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Artist: | Claude Joseph Vernet (1714 - 1789) |
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| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Artist: | Claude Joseph Vernet (1714 - 1789) |
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| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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