The Lonely Tower (La Tour isolee)

1871

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Associated Names
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Artist, French, 1796 - 1875

The image shows a landscape sketch with an elevated view, capturing a wide expanse of sky and land. A small structure or tower is on the horizon, with expressive black ink strokes, cross-hatching, and dynamic lines defining trees and clouds. The color palette is monochrome with black lines on light tan paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2828

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 20, State only

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1972

  • Lithography in the 19th Century: Selections from the National Gallery of Art, Rosenwald Collection, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, 1972-1973, no. 6, repro.

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

Q64959151

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