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Lormes: Goat-Girl Sitting Beside a Stream in a Forest
Lormes: Goat-Girl Sitting Beside a Stream in a Forest is an oil painting by the Barbizon school artist Jean Baptiste Camille Corot. It dates from 1842 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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Technique & Style
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot executed Lormes: Goat-Girl Sitting Beside a Stream in a Forest in 1842 using oil paint on a canvas support.
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot executed Lormes: Goat-Girl Sitting Beside a Stream in a Forest in 1842 using oil paint on a canvas support. The work measures 52 cm in height and 69.3 cm in width. Classified as a painting, the piece depicts a forest scene featuring a tree and a goat-girl situated beside a stream. Created in France, the composition reflects Corot's engagement with natural landscapes during this period.
History & Provenance
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot created the oil painting Lormes: Goat-Girl Sitting Beside a Stream in a Forest in 1842 in France. Executed in oil on canvas, it measures 52 cm in height and 69.3 cm in width. Its documented ownership includes the dealers Wildenstein & Company and Justin K. Thannhauser, as well as Hugo Nathan, before the work entered the Cleveland Museum of Art, where it is cataloged under accession number 1962.35. Its recorded exhibition history includes the show "Corot 1796-1875."
Overview
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot painted Lormes: Goat-Girl Sitting Beside a Stream in a Forest in 1842 using oil paint. This work features a young girl and a goat situated within a deeply wooded landscape. It exemplifies Corot's consistent interest in rural and forest scenes, aligning with the naturalistic approach favored by the Barbizon School. The painting is part of the collection at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Subject & Meaning
The composition centers on a girl in a red hat and green dress, seated beside a rocky stream, her gaze directed downwards. A goat accompanies her in the dense forest, where moss-covered trees and tangled roots create an enclosed environment. The subdued lighting, with shadows obscuring much of the scene and the girl's face, contributes to a quiet, contemplative, and somewhat secluded atmosphere.
Context
Created during a period when Corot was actively exploring rural subjects, this painting aligns with his broader output of forested and pastoral landscapes. It demonstrates his pivotal role in transitioning between the structured aesthetics of Neo-Classicism and the emerging emphasis on direct engagement with nature, as championed by artists associated with the Barbizon School in France.
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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.
