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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Banks of a River Dominated in the Distance by Hills
Now On View

Maker

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796-1875)

Title

Banks of a River Dominated in the Distance by Hills

Year

ca. 1871-1873

Medium

  • Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Materials

oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

31.9 x 46 x 3.8 cm (12 9/16 x 18 1/8 x 1 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed LR:COROT

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

24.089

Type

  • Paintings

Publications

  • Books

European Paintings and Sculpture, ca. 1770 - 1937

  • Books

Exchange Exhibition, Exhibition Exchange: From the Collection of Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University; From the Collection of The Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.

Exhibition History

European Galleries
Sep 02, 2017

Label copy

Throughout his life, Corot painted the ponds and forests around Ville d’Avray, a village outside Paris where his family had a home. As here, the scenes he depicted were still and intimate, shallow in depth, and infused with an atmospheric blue-gray haze. He painted many versions of these views, calling them souvenirs in reference to their recurrence in his memory. His landscapes sometimes provided the backdrops for overtly classical subjects, but in this example the view itself is as significant as the figures gathering wildflowers.

Intermission
Dec 16, 2016 – Jul 02, 2017
European Painting and Sculpture, circa 1770-1937
Oct 18, 1991 – Jan 26, 1992
From Bastille to Beaubourg
Two Centuries of French Art from the Permanent Collection
Jul 07, 1989 – Aug 26, 1989
Exchange Exhibition of Paintings from Rose Museum, Brandeis University
Feb 16, 1967 – Apr 02, 1967

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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796-1875)
Banks of a River Dominated in the Distance by Hills, ca. 1871-1873
Oil on canvas
31.9 x 46 x 3.8 cm (12 9/16 x 18 1/8 x 1 1/2 inches)
Museum Appropriation Fund 24.089

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