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Claude-Joseph Vernet
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Claude-Joseph Vernet
- View of Posillipo, Naples
- Pen and black and gray ink and light brown and gray wash over black chalk;
inscribed in pen and black ink with the location, lower left: Vedute Posillipo and bears black chalk signature lower right: Joseph Vernet and numbering in brown ink, verso: 1848
Provenance
From an album probably complied in the early 19th Century;
Baron Raynouard,
his sale, Paris, 20 November 1854, lot 628 to Poitier, antiquarian bookseller, quai Malaquais;
Prof. Dr. Adam Politzer, Vienna (variant of L.2037, verso);
sale, Versailles, 13 March 1966;
Private collection
Baron Raynouard,
his sale, Paris, 20 November 1854, lot 628 to Poitier, antiquarian bookseller, quai Malaquais;
Prof. Dr. Adam Politzer, Vienna (variant of L.2037, verso);
sale, Versailles, 13 March 1966;
Private collection
Condition
Laid down. Some light staining around the edges of the sheet, more pronounced at the upper and right margins. A small brown stain in the lower left corner of the sheet. Overall in good condition - medium remains fresh and strong.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
This attractive sheet probably comes from an album of drawings by Vernet, assembled at the beginning of the 19th Century in Vienna. The album was dispersed at the sale in Versailles in 1966 and many drawings are now in public and private collections in Europe and America. The majority of the album consisted of views of Rome and Naples. It is clear that the coastline and city of Naples made an impact on Vernet as he frequently depicted its rugged beauty in his drawings. Another view of Posillipo by Vernet was sold, New York, Sotheby's, 25 January 2012, lot 127.