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The Fisherman's Cottage, by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, oil, 1871

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The Fisherman's Cottage is a 1871 oil by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, a Realism work, held at Walters Art Museum.

Who painted this?
Jean Baptiste Camille Corot
When & what style?
1871 · Realism
Where can I see it?
Walters Art Museum

About this work

This painting shows a small cottage by a body of water. The cottage is surrounded by trees and bushes, and there are people standing near it. The sky is cloudy and gray. The painting has a lot of green and brown colors, which gives it a natural and earthy feel. The brushstrokes are loose and expressive, which adds to the sense of movement and energy in the scene. The artist who painted this is Jean Baptiste Camille Corot.

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Portrait of Jean Baptiste Camille Corot
Artist

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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