Inscription
lower right: COROT
Provenance
The artist [1796-1875]; (his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 26 May 1875, no. 134); purchased by (Hector Brame, Paris). Jules Paton, Paris;[1] (his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 24 April 1883, no. 35); purchased by (Bernheim-Jeune, Paris), in whose possession it remained until at least 1889.[2] Duz.[3] Van den Eynde.[4] (Durand-Ruel et Cie, Paris); sold 1892 to Peter A.B. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania;[5] inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park; gift 1942 to NGA.
Exhibition History
- 1889
- Exposition centennale de l'art français, Exposition universelle, Paris, 1889, no. 163.
- 1996
- Corot, Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1996-1997, no. 136, as L'Atelier de Corot (The Artist's Studio) (shown only in Ottawa and New York).
- 2012
- Camille Corot: Natur und Traum [Camille Corot: Nature and Dream], Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, 2012-2013.
- 2013
- Intimate Impressionism from the National Gallery of Art, Museo dell'Ara Pacis Augustae, Rome (exhibition title in this venue: Impressionist Gems); California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco; McNay Art Museum, San Antonio; Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo, Seattle Art Museum, 2013-2016.
- 2016
- Frédéric Bazille (1841-1870) and The Birth of Impressionism, Musée Fabre, Montpelier; Musée d'Orsay, Paris; National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2016-2017, no. 91, repro.
- 2018
- Corot: Women, Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris; National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2018, no. 40, repro.
Bibliography
- 1885
- Catalogue of Paintings Forming the Collection of P.A.B. Widener, Ashbourne, near Philadelphia. 2 vols. Paris, 1885-1900: 1 (1885):14, repro.
- 1892
- "Inventory of Paintings. P.A.B. Widener." Manuscript, Gallery Archives, National Gallery of Art, 1892: no. 8, as La Femme à l'atelier.
- 1895
- Roger-Milès, L. Les artistes célèbres 32: Album classique des chefs-d'oeuvre de Corot. Paris, 1895: 58.
- 1905
- Meier-Graefe, Julius. Corot and Courbet. Leipzig, 1905: 84.
- 1905
- Robaut, Alfred, and Etienne Moreau-Nélaton. L'Oeuvre de Corot. Catalogue raisonné et illustré. 5 vols. Paris, 1905: 3:112-113, no. 1558, repro., as L'Atelier de Corot.
- 1907
- "Corot, Peintre de la Femme." L'Art et les Artistes (January 1907): 364, repro.
- 1908
- Lafarge, John. The Higher Life in Art. New York, 1908: unpaginated, repro.
- 1908
- Meier-Graefe, Julius. Modern Art. 5 vols. London, 1908:184.
- 1909
- Bouyer, Raymond. "Corot peintre de figures." Revue de l'Art Ancien et Moderne 2 (1909): 305-306.
- 1909
- Goujon, R. "Corot peintre de figures." Gazette des Beaux-Arts (1909): 472-473.
- 1910
- Waldmann, Emil."Französische Bilder in amerikansichen Privatbesitz." Kunst und Künstler (November 1910): 95, repro.
- 1913
- Jaccaci, A.F. "Figure Pieces of Corot in America, part I." Art in America 1, no. 2 (April 1913): 90.
- 1913
- Meier-Graefe, Julius. Camille Corot. Munich, 1913: 104-108, repro. p. 133.
- 1915
- Roberts, William. Pictures in the Collection of P.A.B. Widener at Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania: British and Modern French Schools, Philadelphia, 1915: unpaginated, repro.
- 1923
- Paintings in the Collection of Joseph Widener at Lynnewood Hall. Intro. by Wilhelm R. Valentiner. Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, 1923: unpaginated, repro.
- 1929
- Jamot, Paul. Corot. Paris, 1929: 35.
- 1930
- Bernheim de Villers, C. Corot, peintre de figures. Paris, 1930: no. 253.
- 1930
- Meier-Graefe, Julius. Corot. Berlin, 1930: pl. CIV.
- 1931
- Paintings in the Collection of Joseph Widener at Lynnewood Hall. Intro. by Wilhelm R. Valentiner. Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, 1931: 202, repro.
- 1934
- Alexandre Reid & Lefevre, Ltd. Renoir, Cézanne and their contemporaries. London, 1934: no. 12.
- 1934
- "A Splendid Corot for Smith." The New York Times (14 October 1934).
- 1934
- Fell, H.G. "Gallery and Mart." The Connoisseur 94, no. 395 (July 1934): 58, repro., as L'Atelier.
- 1935
- Inventory of the Objects d'Art at Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, The Estate of the Late P.A.B. Widener. Philadelphia, 1935: 28.
- 1935
- Tietze, Hans. Meisterwerke europäischer Malerei in Amerika. Vienna, 1935: 278, repro. (English ed., Masterpieces of European Painting in America. New York, 1939: 278, repro.).
- 1937
- Cheney, Sheldon. A World History of Art. New York, 1937: 816, repro., as In the Studio.
- 1937
- Rosen, David and Henri Marceau. "A Study in the use of photographs in the Identification of Paintings." Technical Studies in the Field of Fine Arts VI, no. 2 (October 1937): 80.
- 1938
- Adlow, Dorothy. "The Artist Backstage." The Christian Science Monitor, 13 January 1938.
- 1938
- Brimo, René. Art et gout. L'évolution du gout aux Etats Unis d'après l'histoire des collections. Paris, 1938: 116.
- 1938
- Waldmann, Emil. "Die Sammlung Widener." Pantheon 22 (November 1938): 335, repro. 343.
- 1942
- Bazin, Germain. Corot. Paris, 1942: 122, no. 103.
- 1946
- Courthion, Pierre. Corot, raconté par lui-même et par ses amis. Geneva, 1946: 100-101.
- 1948
- Paintings and Sculpture from the Widener Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1948 (reprinted 1959): 102, repro.
- 1951
- Bazin, Germain. Corot. Paris, 1951: 112, 132.
- 1955
- Cooke, Hereward Lester. Galeria Nacional de Washington. Madrid, 1955: 321, repro. (German ed., 1971).
- 1956
- Cheney, Sheldon. A New World History of Art. New York, 1956: 566, repro.
- 1956
- Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. New York, 1956: 52, repro.
- 1957
- Baud-Bovy, Daniel. Corot. Geneva, 1957: 129, 276 n. 74.
- 1962
- Leymarie, Jean. French Painting: The Nineteenth Century. Geneva, 1962: 112.
- 1963
- Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. New York, 1963 (reprinted 1964 in French, German, and Spanish): 323, repro.
- 1965
- Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 29.
- 1968
- National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 23, repro.
- 1972
- Hours, Madeleine. Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. New York, 1972: 41, fig. 42.
- 1973
- Bazin, Germain. Corot. Paris, 1973: 61, 271, 290-291.
- 1975
- European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 74, repro.
- 1975
- Toussaint, Hélène. Hommage à Corot. Exh. cat. Orangerie des Tuileries, Paris, 1975: 124, no. 111.
- 1975
- Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. New York, 1975: 432-433, no. 622, color repro.
- 1978
- Janson, Anthony F. "Corot: Tradition and the Muse." The Art Quarterly 1 (Autumn 1978): 314, repro.
- 1978
- King, Marian. Adventures in Art: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. New York, 1978: 41, 51, pl. 28.
- 1979
- Leymarie, Jean. Corot. Geneva, 1979: 140, repro.
- 1979
- Parry, Ellwood. "The Thomas Eakins Portrait of Sue and Harry; or why did the artist change his mind?" Arts (May 1979): 148, repro.
- 1982
- Georgel, Pierre and Anne Marie Lecoq. La Peinture dans la peinture. Dijon, 1982: 185, 241.
- 1984
- Hours, Madeleine. Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. New York, 1984: 37, fig. 38.
- 1984
- Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 428, no. 610, color repro.
- 1985
- European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 94, repro.
- 1986
- Zimmermann, Antje. "Studien zum Figurenbild bei Corot." Ph.D. dissertation, Cologne, 1986: 112-146, 215, 220, fig. 125.
- 1987
- Eitner, Lorenz. An Outline of 19th Century European Painting, from David through Cézanne. 2 vols. New York, 1987-1988: I:210; II:117, fig. 202.
- 1988
- Selz, Jean. La vie et l'oeuvre de Camille Corot. Courbevoie-Paris, 1988: 240.
- 1989
- Wissman, Fronia. "Corot's Salon Paintings: Sources from French Classicism to Contemporary Theater Design." Ph.D. dissertation, Yale University, New Haven. Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1989: 110.
- 1992
- Leymarie, Jean. Corot. Geneva, 1992: 158-160.
- 1993
- Pomarède, Vincent. In Exposition du bicentenaire du Musée du Louvre: Les Peintures du Louvre. Des collections royales au Grand Louvre. Exh. cat. Municipal Museum, Kobe; Municipal Museum, Yokohama, 1993: 313, repro.
- 1994
- Gale, Iain. Corot. London, 1994: 104-105, repro.
- 1995
- Leymarie, Jean. Corot. Geneva, 1995: 158-160.
- 2000
- Eitner, Lorenz. French Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part I: Before Impressionism. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 2000: 68-75, color repro.
- 2004
- Hand, John Oliver. National Gallery of Art: Master Paintings from the Collection. Washington and New York, 2004: 357, no. 292, color repro.
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