France, 19th century / 1842
Lormes: Goat-Girl Sitting Beside a Stream in a Forest
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Lormes: Goat-Girl Sitting Beside a Stream in a Forest as painting (France, 19th century · 1842).
Claude Monet once said: "There is only one master here—Corot. We are nothing compared to him, nothing."
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this painting as oil on fabric and credits Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (French, 1796–1875).
The museum's collection notes: Camille Corot painted this charming woodland scene during the summer of 1842 while visiting Lormes, a small village in the Morvan region of Burgundy. The area was known for its dense woodlands and picturesque falls. Corot included a seated goat shepherd leaning against a curving tree trunk, but instead of commanding the viewers attention, the human presence is overshadowed by the dynamic interlacing forms of the tree trunks and branches that stretch up and across the canvas.
FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
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