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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
French, 1796-1875Ravine in the Morvan, near
Lormes, ca. 1840-45
Oil on canvas
Gift of the Forward Arts Foundation, 72.39
Sunlight - striking the bark of a tree, highlighting
a tuft of grass, or flooding the rocky side of the
stream - is an important element in this private
slice of nature. The intimate mood created in this
picture fits the artist's contemporary reputation
as a gentle and introspective painter of the
French countryside.
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