1871
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Family at Terracina (Une famille a terracine) is a 1871 ink by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet riverside scene with four figures—two adults and two kids—standing near the water. A bare tree leans over the bank, and a rocky cliff rises in the background. The light is soft, and the whole scene looks drawn with quick, simple lines. The artist left some edges fuzzy, like the water’s surface or the distant hills. This style makes it feel more like a quick sketch than a polished drawing. Next, check out lithography to see how this print was made.
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (UK: KORR-oh, US: kə-ROH, kor-OH; French: ; 16 July 1796 – 22 February 1875), or simply Camille Corot, was a French landscape and portrait painter as well as a printmaker in etching.
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