1854
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Young Woman and Death (La Jeune Fille et la Mort) is a 1854 by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman standing under a bare tree, reaching up toward its branches. Her hair is loose, and she wears a simple dress. Near her feet, a small figure lies on the ground, its head covered. The background has faint hills and a few scattered trees. The artist used a dark, scratchy line to create the image—this is a *cliché-verre*, a process where glass plates hold ink to make prints. The rough texture makes the scene feel urgent. Next, check out Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille to see how he mixed realism with dreamy 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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