COROT Jean-Baptiste Camille

Camille Corot (1796-1875), a great master of French landscape, paved the way for the Impressionists. Discover above the works offered by Galerie 125.

Camille Corot, the Landscape Painter

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, born in Paris in 1796 and died in the same city in 1875, is one of the greatest French landscape painters of the 19th century. He bridged the gap between classical landscape tradition and modernity, paving the way for the Impressionists.

From Italy to Ville-d'Avray

After an initial career in the cloth trade, Corot devoted himself to painting. His stays in Italy, starting in 1825, revealed to him the light and clarity of Roman sites, which he painted en plein air. Back in France, he traveled through regions and worked in the Forest of Fontainebleau, alongside the Barbizon painters, or at the family estate in Ville-d'Avray.

The "Souvenirs"

In the latter part of his career, Corot painted poetic and ethereal landscapes, bathed in a silvery light, like the famous "Souvenir de Mortefontaine." These compositions, highly admired, made him a recognized master during his lifetime. He also practiced printmaking, notably cliché-verre, etching, and lithography. His influence on Claude Monet and the entire Impressionist generation is considerable.

Corot at Galerie 125

Galerie 125 presents above a lithographed poster of the Corot exhibition at Galerie Hector Brame in Paris. Guaranteed by a gallery certificate, it is carefully prepared and shipped upon receipt of your order.

Also to discover: the work of Eugène Boudin, whom Corot called "the king of skies," and that of Gustave Courbet. Also find our selection of classical art.