Name: Antique Master Print-COASTAL-VIEW-DESPAIR-SHIPWRECK-Poly-Vernet-c. 1770
SKU: PCO-7890
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Antique Master Print-COASTAL-VIEW-DESPAIR-SHIPWRECK-Poly-Vernet-c. 1770

€300.00

‘LES NAVIGATEURS AU DESESPOIR.’

– Dramatic coastal scene showing a shipwreck, turbulent waves, and desperate sailors and figures on rocky cliffs under a stormy sky.

Out of stock

Description

Medium: Etching and engraving on thick hand-laid (verge) paper. Watermark: Lettering watermark.

Sheet size: 59.5 x 45 cm (23.43 x 17.72 inch). Image size: 52 x 35 cm. (20.47 x 13.78 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

SHIPWRECK, DESPAIR, COASTAL VIEW, MARINE PRINT, CLAUDE JOSEPH VERNET, J.B. POLY, 18TH CENTURY SEASCAPE, NAVIGATION ERROR, ENGRAVING, MARINE SCENE | TPC-EXPO-P8-33

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Based on a painting by Claude Joseph Vernet. Proof impression c.1770.

Biography engraver: J.B. Poly was an 18th-century engraver known for his interpretations of dramatic marine scenes, especially after works by famous painters like Vernet.

Biography artist: Claude Joseph Vernet (1714-1789) was a celebrated French painter of marine and landscape scenes, capturing dramatic atmospheric effects and natural disasters.