River View

1868/1872

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Artist, French, 1796 - 1875

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on wood

  • Credit Line

    Gift of R. Horace Gallatin

  • Dimensions

    overall: 32.2 x 40.6 x 1 cm (12 11/16 x 16 x 3/8 in.)
    framed: 61 x 69.9 x 7.6 cm (24 x 27 1/2 x 3 in.)

  • Accession

    1949.1.2


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sir John Charles Frederic Sigismund Day [d. 1908], Falkland Lodge, Newbury, Berkshire, by 1891;[1] (his estate sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd., London, 13 May 1909, no. 11); purchased by (Arnold & Tripp, Paris).[2] (E.J. van Wisselingh and Co., Amsterdam); sold 1909 to (M. Knoedler & Co., London, New York, and Paris);[3] sold 1909 to R. Horace Gallatin [1871-1948], New York; bequest 1949 to NGA.
[1] Alfred Robaut, L'oeuvre de Corot, Paris, 1905: III:364, no. 2327 (1865-1872).
[2] Annotated catalogue of Day sale in M. Knoedler library.
[3] According to the Getty Provenance Index, quoting M. Knoedler records.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1967

  • Loan for display with permanent collection, Tampa Bay Art Center, University of Tampa, Florida, 1967-1969.

1969

  • Loan for display with permanent collection, Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida, 1969.

Bibliography

1905

  • Robaut, Alfred, and Etienne Moreau-Nélaton. L'Oeuvre de Corot. Catalogue raisonné et illustré. 5 vols. Paris, 1905: 3:no. 2327, as La paysanne aux deux vaches.

1965

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 30.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 24, repro.

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 76, repro.

  • Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. New York, 1975: 436, no. 634, color repro.

1984

  • Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 432, no. 622, color repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 95, repro.

2000

  • Eitner, Lorenz. French Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part I: Before Impressionism. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 2000: 78-81, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: COROT

Wikidata ID

Q20188710


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