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Rocks in the Forest of Fontainebleau

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

National Gallery of Art

Dense green vegetation surrounds a band of sun-dappled boulders that arc shallowly across this horizontal landscape painting. Just to our left of center and on our side of the boulders are several slender tree trunks. The area beyond the boulders is a haze of loosely painted moss and pine green. The tree trunks and rocks are painted in tones of sable, peanut, sand, and dark brown. The artist signed the lower left, “COROT.”

Artwork Details

Date
1860/1865
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
4666 × 3603 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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