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.
Eel Gatherers c. 1860-65 |
Landscape near Volterra 1838 |
Orpheus leading Eurydice (cliche verre) 1871 |
Sappho (lithograph) 1871 |
The Lonely Tower (lithograph) 1871 |
Rocks in the Forest of Fontainebleau c. 1860-65 |
Morning c. 1855-60 |
Twilight c. 1855-60 |
Reading beneath the Trees (lithograph) 1874 |
Italian Landscape (etching) c. 1865 |
Hide and Seek (cliche verre) 1858 |
Self Portrait (cliche verre) 1858 |
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.