Premier Auction
Sat, Feb 5, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 456
Claude Joseph Vernet
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(French, 1714-1789)
La Vague, possibly a study for A Storm with a Shipwreck, 1754, held by The Wallace Collection, unsigned, red oval stamp verso for the "Collection Horace Delaroche Vernet", black and white chalk on blue laid paper, 13 x 20-3/4 in.; gilt wood frame, 21-1/4 x 29-1/8 in.
Provenance: Collection of Horace Delaroche-Vernet (1866-1931); Collection of Charles Sterling, Curator of Paintings at the Louvre; by descent to Catherine Sterling, Gallerie Estranger, St. Remy de Provence, France, purchased circa 1990s (her label verso); Private Georgia Collection
Condition
paper with some fading and light foxing, laid on blue paper bordered card; frame with wear
