Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796-1875)
A Civita Castellana, rochers boisés
stamped 'Vente Corot' (Lugt 460) (lower left); stamped with the vente seal on the reverse
oil on paper laid down on board
12½ x 10 1/8 in (31.8 x 23.7 cm.)
Painted 1825-1828
Provenance
The artist's studio sale; Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 26 May 1875, lot 299.
Vacquerie Collection (acquired at the above sale).
Bied Collection, Paris, 1953.
Private Collection, Switzerland.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, New York, 6 May 1998, lot 240.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
A. Schoeller and J. Dieterle, L'oeuvre de Corot, catalogue raisonné et illustré, Paris, 1948, premier supplément, p. 10-11, no. 3 (illustrated).
Lot Essay
This work has been examined and authenticated by Martin Dieterle.