1835
oil
panel
From the collection of National Galleries Scotland
Gathering Primroses is a 1835 oil by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, a Realism work, held at National Galleries Scotland.
This painting shows a woman kneeling in a grassy field, picking primroses. She wears a yellow hat and a dark dress. The field is dotted with trees, and a few cows graze in the distance. The sky is a soft, hazy yellow. The woman's posture and the way she's focused on her task give the scene a sense of quiet intimacy. The trees and the cows add a sense of depth and context to the scene. The artist, Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, was a French painter who often depicted landscapes and everyday scenes.
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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