Lot 137
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Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (French, 1796-1875)

Details
Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (French, 1796-1875)

Luzancy. Le Chemin des Bois

signed 'COROT' lower left--oil on canvas
13½ x 9½in. (34.4 x 24.2cm.)
Provenance
M. Freret
Allard et Noël, Paris, 1882
Aubin, Paris, 1882
Hollander et Cremetti, London (circa 1895)
With Galérie Le Roy, Brussels (no. 767)
Mr. and Mrs. John Warner
With Wildenstein & Co., Inc., New York
With Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Inc., New York
Literature
R. Robaut, l'Oeuvre de Corot, III, Paris, 1965, no. 2087 (illustrated)

Lot Essay

The house in this painting was called "la maison Pétré" and belonged to an old friend of Corot, M. Remy. It was painted in August 1872.

This painting has been examined and authenticated by Martin Dieterle, and we are grateful to him for his assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.