Claude Joseph Vernet (Follower), Italianate Port Scene With Fishermen

Claude Joseph Vernet (Follower), Italianate Port Scene With FishermenThis fine early 19th century oil on canvas depicts a fishing boat moored in a European port, probably Italy. The artist, an admirer of Claude Joseph Vernet (1714 1789), has captured an atmosphere of calm tranquillity. Vernet was an extraordinary talent and a man of extremes. When he painted shipwrecks, the sky became a torrid hell of blood red fire and brimstone. When he painted fishermen, amid the quiet mood of early morning, a hazy sun shimmered

our best guess is that this lady is part of a line that originated in Bologna and she’s perhaps related to a family from Santa Fiora

He is the Horse that trots so fast

A charming mid-century portrait of a woman in a headscarf by English artist

He was particularly fond of the countryside in Devon and spots along the Thames

she married a wealthy American businessman

This charming late 19th-century painting by Dutch artist Johannes Weiland (1856-1909) depicts a grandmother spinning yarn within a rustic cottage interior

Artist’s auction highlight: £1

a strong coastal wind rushes across the ocean

He’s represented in several public collections including the National Museum

A beautiful early 20th-century landscape painting depicting a picturesque autumnal view by Danish artist

He avoided contrivance in favour of rustic truths

We may never know the true story as the painting’s provenance has been lost over time