Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Thatched Village (Flesselles, near Amiens)
1863
Physical Qualities
Oil on wood panel, 14 5/8 x 18 1/4 in. (37.1 x 46.4 cm.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.45.69
While a student in Rome in the mid-1820s, Corot began to paint 'en plein air' as a preliminary step toward preparing his "finished" compositions in his studio. The distinction between these two phases of his creative process would gradually diminish, and he would find a ready market for the oils that he sketched outdoors as well as his more fully developed studio works.
In the 1850s, Corot gradually turned from the bright, clearly defined landscapes of his earlier years to more subtle, poetic visions of nature in which he sought not only to record his visual observations of a site, but to convey, as in this work, a personal, emotive response to the scene before him. The town of Flesselles is north of Paris in the Picardy region of France.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "From Ingres to Gauguin", 1951.
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, "Works by Camille Corot", October 5-November 13, 1960.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Lucas Collection", October 12-November 21, 1965.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "19th Century European Painting", June 24-September 7, 1969.
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, August 3-August 4, 1972.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Lucas Collection", June 27-Fall 1974.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection: Maryland's Treasure", circulated to Government House, Annapolis, January 6-April 21, 1997; Strathmore Hall, North Bethesda, September 4-November 1, 1997; Academy of the Arts, Easton, January 31-March 7, 1998; Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, July 26-September 27, 1998.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Nature Revealed: Landscapes and Still Lifes from the George A. Lucas Collection", circulated to Government House, Annapolis, November 15, 2000-January 23, 2001.
Sona K. Johnson, The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated by Brain Trust to Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art, January 11-February 16, 2003; Sakura City Museum of Art, Chiba, February 27-March 30, 2003; Okazaki City Museum, April 5-May 18, 2003; Suntory Museum, Osaka, May 24-July 6, 2003; Miyazaki Prefectural Museum, July 12-August 17, 2003.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art", October 1, 2006-December 31, 2006.
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, "Works by Camille Corot", October 5-November 13, 1960.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Lucas Collection", October 12-November 21, 1965.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "19th Century European Painting", June 24-September 7, 1969.
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, August 3-August 4, 1972.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Lucas Collection", June 27-Fall 1974.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection: Maryland's Treasure", circulated to Government House, Annapolis, January 6-April 21, 1997; Strathmore Hall, North Bethesda, September 4-November 1, 1997; Academy of the Arts, Easton, January 31-March 7, 1998; Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, July 26-September 27, 1998.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Nature Revealed: Landscapes and Still Lifes from the George A. Lucas Collection", circulated to Government House, Annapolis, November 15, 2000-January 23, 2001.
Sona K. Johnson, The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated by Brain Trust to Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art, January 11-February 16, 2003; Sakura City Museum of Art, Chiba, February 27-March 30, 2003; Okazaki City Museum, April 5-May 18, 2003; Suntory Museum, Osaka, May 24-July 6, 2003; Miyazaki Prefectural Museum, July 12-August 17, 2003.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art", October 1, 2006-December 31, 2006.
"From Ingres to Gauguin," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1951, #41.
Art Institute of Chicago, "Works by Camille Corot," Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1960, cat #94, p. 23.
"The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1965, #67.
"Lucas Collection," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1974, #67.
Sona K. Johnson et al, "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art," Tokyo: "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art" catalogue committee, 2003, cat. no. 1, p. 30, ill. p. 29.
Inscribed: FACE: LL, 'COROT'; VERSO: cradle, ink, '63-2P', Reverse, tape label, '236'. Backed as of 5/21/97, need to verify inscriptions.
