This old master painting was executed in the last quarter of 18th century and due to the style and creation time was attributed to the hand French painter Claude Joseph Vernet (1714 - 1789) or his workshop.
Provenance: private estate in Avignon.
Literature: Florence Ingersoll-Smouse: Joseph Vernet. Peintre de marine. Étude critique et catalogue raisonné. Paris 1926; Léon Lagrange: Joseph Vernet et la peinture au XVIIe siècle, Paris 1864; Laurent Manœuvre, Eric Reith: Joseph Vernet: Les Ports de France. Arcueil 1994.
Inscription: unsigned.
Technique: oil on wood panel, original antique gilt frame.
Measurements: unframed w. 12 3/4” h. 9 1/2” (32,5 x 24 cm), framed w. 18 2/3” x h. 15 1/3” (47,5 x 39 cm). |