Lormes: Goat-Girl Sitting Beside a Stream in a Forest

Jean Baptiste Camille Corot

Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting depicts a young woman sitting on the ground beside a stream in a forest. The woman wears a green dress and a white apron over it, and a red headscarf. She sits on the left side of the painting, leaning against a tree. The woman holds a stick in her right hand. The stream runs from right to left, with rocks and boulders scattered throughout. Trees and foliage line the stream and fill the background. The overall color palette is muted and subdued, with shades of green, brown, and gray dominating the scene. The woman appears to be a goat-herd, suggested by a white goat behind her on the right side.