Lot Essay
Martin Dieterle has examined and confirmed the authenticity of this painting.
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A Civita Castellana, rochers boiss (Rocks with Trees)
Details
Jean Baptiste Camille Corot* (1796-1875)
A Civita Castellana, rochers boiss (Rocks with Trees)
stamped Vente Corot (Lugt 460; lower left); stamped with Vente seal (on the reverse)
oil on paper laid down on board
12 x 10.1/8 in. (31.8 x 23.7 cm.); unframed
Painted 1825-1828
A Civita Castellana, rochers boiss (Rocks with Trees)
stamped Vente Corot (Lugt 460; lower left); stamped with Vente seal (on the reverse)
oil on paper laid down on board
12 x 10.1/8 in. (31.8 x 23.7 cm.); unframed
Painted 1825-1828
Provenance
Studio of the artist; sale, Htel Drouot, Paris, 26 May 1875, lot 299
Vacquerie (acquired from the above sale)
Bied Collection, Paris (1953)
Vacquerie (acquired from the above sale)
Bied Collection, Paris (1953)
Literature
A. Schoeller and J. Dieterle, L'Oeuvre de Corot, Catalogue raisonn et illustr, Paris, 1948, Premier Supplment, p. 10, no. 3 (illustrated, p. 11).