Harvard Art Museums > 2004.106: Cattle at Pasture in a Wooded Valley Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Cattle at Pasture in a Wooded Valley (Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot) , 2004.106,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/221746. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Gallery Text Celebrated for his landscape paintings, Corot was the leading member of the Barbizon school, named for a village southeast of Paris where many artists gathered. Although their landscapes appear peaceful and serene, the collective sought to imbue them with sociopolitical significance in the wake of the revolutions of 1830 and 1848 and the constant upheaval that marked French culture and politics throughout the nineteenth century. When figures were included — as they are in this painting — they were often indistinct features secondary to the setting. Composed in the last decade of Corot’s life, this bucolic scene is enveloped in the soft, diffuse light for which his work was lauded, and framed on both sides by trees in his signature manner. Form and tone are characteristically privileged over detail, as Corot wrote in one of his sketchbooks: “I never hurry to arrive at details; the masses and character of a picture interest me before anything else.” Identification and Creation Object Number 2004.106 People Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, French (Paris 1796 - 1875 Ville d'Avray) Title Cattle at Pasture in a Wooded Valley Classification Paintings Work Type painting Date 1865-1875 Culture French Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/221746 Location Location Level 2, Room 2100, European and American Art, 17th–19th century, Centuries of Tradition, Changing Times: Art for an Uncertain Age View this object's location on our interactive map Physical Descriptions Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 40.4 x 61.1 cm (15 7/8 x 24 1/16 in.) framed: 75 x 96.5 cm (29 1/2 x 38 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: light brown oil at l.l.: Corot Provenance Recorded Ownership History Auguste Courtin, Paris, sold [through Courtin sale, Hôtel Drouot, no. 33, 1886]; to [Galerie Georges Petit, Paris]. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Given in memory of Anne Bradley Eliot Middendorf by her children, Mary E. Fay and Anne E. Hiatt, and their families Accession Year 2004 Object Number 2004.106 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Alfred Robaut, L'Oeuvre de Corot, Laget (Paris, France, 1965), no. 1932, repr. in b/w Exhibition History 32Q: 2100 19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050 Subjects and Contexts Google Art Project Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
