Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

River Landscape (recto), Untitled (verso)

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
1796-1875

River Landscape (recto), Untitled (verso)

1865-1872
14 1/2 x 20 1/4 inches (370 x 516 mm)
Charcoal with smudging and locally applied fixative on wove paper
2022.324

Gift of Karen B. Cohen.

Notes
Corotʼs late, soft style reveals his affinity for photography and the effects it could achieve. Admiring the mediumʼs monochromatic tonal scale, he muted his palette beginning in the 1850s. Here, the indistinct edges of the foliage evoke the way stirring leaves blurred during long exposures. Moreover, his softening of background elements reflects the impact of photographyʼs single focus.
Associated names
Cohen, Karen B., former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department