Woman in a Hammock

mid-19th century

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Associated Names
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Artist, French, 1796 - 1875

This is a drawing of a hammock holding an object surrounded by abstract, flowing lines. The drawing shows a central feature, possibly an abstract representation of a figure within a hammock, made with freehand pencil lines. The background and surrounding space consist of simple, minimal, and expressive line work, which suggests a relaxed and tranquil setting with some shading and swirling elements around the hammock that appear to be foliage or a natural environment. The drawing's loose and sketchy style gives it an unfinished and spontaneous appearance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Donald Stone

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 15.1 × 18.7 cm (5 15/16 × 7 3/8 in.)
    mount: 21.6 × 24.5 cm (8 1/2 × 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.40.16


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, Paris. (sale, Piasa, Paris, 9 December 2005, no. 131, as "Sara la baigneuese," bought in); (Galerie de Bayser, Paris, inv. no. 228/40); purchased before 2007 by Donald Stone, New York [1942 - 2020]; bequest to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper left in red pencil: X ; on verso: abbreviated graphite sketch of woman's head

Markings

Corot's studio sale stamp


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