1871
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Philosophers' Retreat (Le Repos des Philosophes) is a 1871 ink by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet forest scene with bare trees and a few scattered leaves on the ground. The branches twist and overlap, creating a tangled web of lines. In the distance, a small figure sits near a rock, looking out over the trees. The artist used a simple, sketchy style that focuses on nature’s rough textures. The lines are light and quick, almost like a quick pencil 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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