View of Narni

Details

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (Paris 1796-1875)
View of Narni
inscribed and dated 'Narni 1826' (lower center)
pencil, pen and black ink
10 3/8 x 16 5/8 in. (26.3 x 42.2 cm.)

Provenance

The artist's studio sale (L. 460a).

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Lot Essay

Narni is a town in Umbria that Corot visited in September 1826 during his first trip to Italy. His painting, The bridge at Narni (Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, no. 4526) was his first official submission to the Salon in 1827

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