Claude Joseph Vernet (1714-1789), Follower of - Schipbreuk tijdens storm

Beautiful large oil painting on canvas, 19th century, a follower of Claude Joseph Vernet, signed Opdenhoff

What is depicted is a ship that has suffered a shipwreck on a rocky coast, the ship’s rigging is still being lashed about on the rough sea. At sea, debris drift where crew members cling to it. Light and atmosphere are very realistically captured on the canvas.

Description of appraisal report Geert Kocken:

This is a painting with an impressive maritime scene from the Romantic period that depicts a shipwreck on a stormy, rocky coast. The composition and the dynamic light-dark contrasts (chiaroscuro) show a strong stylistic resemblance to the famous 18th‑century shipwreck paintings by the French master Claude Joseph Vernet (such as his well-known works The Shipwreck of a Vessel in a Stormy Sea). However, the name you mention refers to the Dutch-German artist George Willem Opdenhoff (Fulda 1807–1873 The Hague), who was a noted painter within Dutch Romanticism and was strongly influenced by this type of classical sea battles and storms at sea. Opdenhoff studied with Andreas Schelfhout and J.C. Schotel and was especially known for his calm seascapes with great attention to detail. This kind of scene with a shipwreck and dramatic rescue operation is less known in his oeuvre. The painting has craquelé but is otherwise in good condition

(Digital appraisal report available for buyer’s viewing)

Canvas size 70x100 cm
Overall size 90x120 cm

The work shows craquelé and normal signs considering its age. Some spots of paint loss.

The whole is set in a handsome, worked (original) frame.

Signed bottom right Opdenhoff