1872
oil
canvas
From the collection of Norton Simon Museum
Dominant colour
Thatched Cottage in Normandy is a 1872 oil by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, a Impressionism work, depicting Cottage, held at Norton Simon Museum.
This painting shows a thatched cottage in a green field, with a few trees behind it. The cottage has a small chimney and a door on the left side. In front of the cottage, there are three people standing in the field, and one person sitting on the ground near the door. The painting is done in oil paint and has a soft, dreamy quality to it. The colors are muted, with shades of green, brown, and gray dominating the scene. The brushstrokes are visible, giving the painting a textured look. If you like this painting, you might also want to check out other works by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot.
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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