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Souvenir of Fampoux (Souvenir de Fampoux)

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a landscape sketch with clusters of trees in the foreground, leading diagonally towards the middle where a figure is in a boat. The horizon is blended seamlessly with the sketch, using a monochromatic palette of brown and beige. The style employs broad brushstrokes, creating an impressionistic and abstract feel, prioritizing composition over detail and conveying movement and life within the scene.

Artwork Details

Date
1854
Medium
cliché-verre
Dimensions
2563 × 3577 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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