Willows and Poplars
Jean Baptiste Camille Corot · 1871 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Willows and Poplars summarizes Corot’s aesthetic, combining elements from the classical tradition from which he evolved with the hazy poetic character of his mature style. The dream of Arcadia is suggested by the two figures, utterly removed from time and place, reclining under the grove of trees. The line is so relaxed that it draws the beholder into a contemplative state of reverie.
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- Maker
- Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (French, 1796–1875)
- Date
- 1871
- Medium
- lithograph with chine collé
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 40.4 x 56.7 cm (15 7/8 x 22 5/16 in.); Chine collé: 25.7 x 39.4 cm (10 1/8 x 15 1/2 in.)
- Place of origin
- France
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Gift of Robert M. Light in honor of Louise S. Richards
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
