Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, French, 1796-1875
Title: Willows
Date: c.1860
Medium: Oil on panel
Dimensions:
11 x 23 cm
Signed: lower left: Corot
Credit Line: Bequeathed, Edward Martyn, 1924
Object Number: NGI.853
DescriptionCorot was a leading member of the Barbizon school. Closely associated with Impressionists such as Morisot, Pissarro, and Sisley, he came to be known as Père Corot (Father Corot) by younger artists. Corot painted this small work in the later part of his career. By this time, he was less concerned with topographical details and more interested in creating atmospheric effects. He typically used light touches of paint and silvery grey tones. Corot often referred to evocative paintings such as this as ‘souvenirs’. They were inspired by his observations and recollections of landscapes.
Exhibition HistoryVon Poussin bis Monet. Die Farben Frankreichs, Bucerius Kunst Forum, Hamburg, 10 October 2015 - 17 January 2016

The Sassoons, The Jewish Museum, New York, 03 March - 23 August 2023

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