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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796-1875)
Ruisseau abrité par les arbres, circa 1850
Oil on canvas
9-3/4 x 15-1/4 inches (24.8 x 38.7 cm)
Signed lower right: Corot

PROVENANCE:
Private collection, The Hague, The Netherlands;
Private collection, Fort Worth, Texas, by descent from the above.

LITERATURE:
A. Robaut, L'oeuvre de Corot, catalogue raisonné et illustré, vol. III, Paris, 1905, p. 218, no. 1908, illustrated in black and white.


More information about Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. See also: Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille, Jean Baptiste Camille Corot Artist.



Condition Report*: Lined canvas. Mild frame abrasion at edges. Some yellowing to the varnish layer. Finely patterned craquelure throughout. A small occurrence of pigment separation near center of lower edge. A small area of surface abrasion near center of left edge, most apparent under raking light. Mild surface dirt and dust.
Under UV: heavily applied varnish fluoresces green unevenly. Brushy retouching to edges, particularly in lower left corner. There appears to be an older campaign of some very finely applied retouching beneath the varnish layer addressing craquelure. A few additional small dots of retouching scattered throughout .
Framed Dimensions 17.25 X 23 X 3 Inches
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June, 2024
4th Tuesday
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Sold on Jun 4, 2024 for: $30,000.00
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