Horseman Halted in the Countryside (Cavalier arrete dans la campagna)

1874

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Associated Names
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Artist, French, 1796 - 1875

The image shows a landscape drawing from a slightly upward perspective, capturing trees and a horizon with rolling lines indicating distant fields or meadows. Some small structures are near the horizon. The drawing uses cross-hatched lines and sketch-like strokes for texture and movement in the trees. The monochromatic color palette is sepia-toned against a light background. Trees in the foreground have intertwined branches over small figures and animals, with distant trees fading into the sky.

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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

Q65510131

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