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10 Charles François Lacroix de Marseille (circa 1700-1782). A pair of Mediterranean harbour views. 1776. Oil on canvas. 106.7 × 146.5 cm and 108.3 × 149.3 cm. Estimate: CHF 200 000/300 000 While Charles François Laçroix deMarseille is known for his numerous marine and idealised landscapes which he of- ten made in pairs and in smaller formats, ambitious com- positions of the size of the port views offered here are also characteristic of his oeuvre. Very little is known about his early artistic work. Because of striking stylistic parallels to works by Claude-Joseph Vernet (1714–1789), it is gener- ally accepted that Lacroix was Vernet’s student. Lacroix de Marseille enjoyed great popularity during his lifetime among both Italian and French collectors. These two at- mospheric and detailed Mediterranean harbour views were in an important Swiss private collection for over two decades and are excellent examples of Lacroix de Mar- seille’s masterly late work. Jan van Goyen (1596–1656). River landscape with castle ruins. Oil on panel. 41 × 61 cm. Estimate: CHF 60 000/80 000 Typical of vanGoyen's paintings are the reduced palette and the staggered depths of themotifs. Hismonochromy was a style-forming element for realist Dutch landscape painting and greatly influenced his contemporaries such as Salomon van Ruysdael (around 1600–1670) and Aelbert Cuyp (1620–1691). Silver from the Müller-Frei Collection, auction on 24 March 2020 Important European silver is among the highlights of the Müller-Frei collection, which comprises some 300 lots offered in a single-owner auction.