The Gust of Wind (Le Coup de vent)

1871

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Associated Names
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Artist, French, 1796 - 1875

This image is a pencil sketch of a landscape featuring wind-swept trees, a figure on a path, a small structure, and a tower or windmill. The horizon line is high in the composition with expressive clouds in the sky. The sketch uses dynamic strokes to capture wind motion through the trees. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of gray on beige paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2831

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 23, State i/ii


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Wikidata ID

Q64959155

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