1853
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Shepherd's Bath (Le Bain du berger) is a 1853 by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketchy print shows a lone figure in a river, bent over like they’re washing something. The water is rough, with quick, messy lines that look almost like waves. On the shore, trees and a few buildings sit in the background, drawn in loose, scratchy strokes. The artist used a technique called *cliché-verre*—a mix of drawing and photography—to make this look both sketchy and slightly blurry. It’s like a quick, rough study of light and movement in nature. Next, check out Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille to see how he turned simple scenes into big ideas.
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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