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Claude-Joseph Vernet — A harbor scene with men arguing over a fish; possibly the Miracle of the coin in the fish's mouth
Claude-Joseph Vernet

A harbor scene with men arguing over a fish; possibly the Miracle of the coin in the fish's mouth

A harbor scene executed in pen and brown ink with gray wash, possibly illustrating the biblical Miracle of the Coin in the Fish's Mouth. Claude-Joseph Vernet's composition depicts figures in animated discussion or dispute over a fish.

Medium
Pen and brown ink and gray wash over black chalk, within black chalk framing lines
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Old Master and British Works on Paper

January 18, 2023

Estimate: $3,000 – $4,000

Lot 227

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Claude-Joseph Vernet, A harbor scene with men arguing over a fish; possibly the Miracle of the coin in the fish's mouth

A harbor scene executed in pen and brown ink with gray wash, possibly illustrating the biblical Miracle of the Coin in the Fish's Mouth. Claude-Joseph Vernet's composition depicts figures in animated discussion or dispute over a fish.

Medium
Pen and brown ink and gray wash over black chalk, within black chalk framing lines
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Pen and Ink, French Art, Baroque, Harbor Scene, Watercolor Wash, Religious, Marine, Narrative, Drawing, Figurative

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