Lot 145
  • 145

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
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Description

  • Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
  • Cours d'eau dans les rochers
  • Signé en bas à gauche Corot
  • Huile sur toile ronde contrecollée sur panneau parqueté
  • Diamètre 29 cm ; 11 1/2 in

Provenance

Collection Emmanuel Arago et Charras;
Vente 1er Juin 1882, n°12;
Vente 20 décembre 1882, n°22;
Vente A. Derain, Paris, 22 mars 1955, n°16;
Collection Madame Lévitan;
Vente Galliéra, Paris, 19 juin 1962

Literature

Alfred Robaut, L'oeuvre de Corot, Edition Floury, Paris 1905, Tome III, pp. 394-395, n°2460 C

Condition

Good overall condition. The painting is to be cleaned. Under UV light: Some very small retouching scattered all over the surface,in the center and along the frame in the lower part.
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