Claude Joseph Vernet

(French, 1714-1789)

Deux lavandiŠres devant une Fontaine en Italie; signed or inscribed verso "J. Vernet f.", pen and ink, ink wash on gray laid paper, sheet 5-1/4 x 6-3/8; gilt wood frame, 12 x 14 in.

Provenance: 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 Report: hinged in, slight toning; frame with wear