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Claude-Joseph Vernet — A storm near a rocky coast, with a group of fishermen pulling a wrecked boat in the foreground
Claude-Joseph Vernet

A storm near a rocky coast, with a group of fishermen pulling a wrecked boat in the foreground

Claude-Joseph Vernet's oil painting depicts a dramatic maritime scene with fishermen rescuing a wrecked boat near a rocky coastline. The composition captures the turbulent energy of a storm and the heroic struggle against nature's forces.

Medium
oil on canvas
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Master Paintings & Sculpture Part I

January 27, 2022

Estimate: $250,000 – $350,000

Lot 54

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Claude-Joseph Vernet, A storm near a rocky coast, with a group of fishermen pulling a wrecked boat in the foreground

Claude-Joseph Vernet's oil painting depicts a dramatic maritime scene with fishermen rescuing a wrecked boat near a rocky coastline. The composition captures the turbulent energy of a storm and the heroic struggle against nature's forces.

Medium
oil on canvas
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Seascape, French, Blue, Turbulent, Storm, Narrative, Drama, Oil on Canvas, Rocky Coast, Romantic

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