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| Beach near Entretat c. 1872 |
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot painted and drew the world he saw in the middle of the 19th century. He did not see factories or poverty. He saw forests and seashores.
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| Eel Gatherers c. 1860-65 |
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| Landscape near Volterra 1838 |
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| Orpheus leading Eurydice (cliche verre) 1871 |
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| Sappho (lithograph) 1871 |
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| The Lonely Tower (lithograph) 1871 |
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| Rocks in the Forest of Fontainebleau c. 1860-65 |
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| Morning c. 1855-60 |
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| Twilight c. 1855-60 |
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| Reading beneath the Trees (lithograph) 1874 |
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| Italian Landscape (etching) c. 1865 |
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| Hide and Seek (cliche verre) 1858 |
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| Self Portrait (cliche verre) 1858 |
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| Ville d'Avray c. 1865 |
Some of the French trees painted by Corot are indeed still living today, though the memory of their brief youthful fame has been lost.













