Artwork
Woman Meditating
Woman Meditating is an unspecified painting by the Impressionist artist Jean Baptiste Camille Corot. It dates from 1868 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
- Accession no.
- 1949.189
- Credit line
- Gift of the Hanna Fund
About this work
Overview
Woman Meditating is a painting depicting a contemplative female figure. It is a copy of a work by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, created by one of his students, likely with the artist's permission.
Subject & Meaning
The painting shows a woman seated in profile, lost in thought, with her chin resting on her hand. Her half-closed eyes and serene expression convey a sense of calm introspection.
Technique & Style
The artist employed sfumato, a technique that blurs edges to create a soft, hazy effect, capturing the gentle play of light on the subject's face and surroundings.
History & Provenance
Initially attributed to Corot, the painting was later identified as a copy when the original, signed version, titled Jeune Femme Pensive or La Méditation, surfaced at a New York auction in 1981. The Cleveland Museum of Art acquired the copy in 1949.
Artist & collection
Artist
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.
