1858
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Hermit's Woods (Le Bois de l'ermite) is a 1858 by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a dark forest with tangled branches and thick underbrush. The trees crowd together, their gnarled roots twisting into the ground. Light barely cuts through the dense foliage, leaving most of the scene in shadow. The artist used a mix of light and dark to create depth, almost like a sketch with strong contrasts. This technique was common in early photography-inspired art. Look up Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille to see how he used light in other landscapes.
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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