Claude Joseph VERNET (1714-1789), school of - Lot 404

Claude Joseph VERNET (1714-1789), school of Storm scenes Oil on panel, oval pair H_ 15,5 W_ 20 cm Oxidized varnish, restorations Numbers and collection label on reverse This pair of oils on panels is part of the movement of storm scenes initiated by Claude Joseph Vernet. Ships are depicted in complicated situations on stormy seas and under stormy skies. Particularly popular, these landscapes evoke the anxiety and pathos emanating from the sea and the many ships that never returned to port. This terrain is particularly suitable for painters, who can create a mise en abime of man facing force of nature. Provenance : - Former Meunier de Pulligny then Jouffroy d'Abbans collection