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40 - Jean-Baptiste Camille COROT (1796–1875)
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Estimate €50,000 - €70,000
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Jean-Baptiste Camille COROT (1796–1875) View of the village of Ault, near Le Tréport (Somme) – circa 1850–1855 Oil on paper mounted on canvas Signed lower left “COROT” Inscribed on the reverse of the stretcher: “Le Bourg d’Ault (Somme)” 24.5 x 39.5 cm Provenance: M. Elkaim Collection, 2009, according to Éric Turquin Galerie Éric Turquin, Paris Acquired from the gallery by the current owner in April 2010 Louis Grandchamp des Raux Collection Bibliography: M. Dieterle, C. Lebeau, Sixth Supplement to the Works of Corot by A. Robaut and E. Moreau-Nélaton (Paris, 1905), 2018, no. 62, reproduced on p. 62 Oil on paper mounted on canvas, signed lower left; 9 5/8 x 15 1/2 in. As can be read on the crossbar of the stretcher on the reverse, this painting depicts a view of Bourg d’Ault, near Le Tréport in the Somme. The artist’s specialist, Martin Dieterle, dates the work to around 1860. Under a clear, luminous sky, two women face each other on a dirt track; one is carrying a basket, the other is accompanied by a child. Below them lies the village, and in the distance, the sea. During the last fifteen years of his life, Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot regularly employed this palette of silvery blues, greens and ochres. This colour scheme lends the scene an atmosphere of gentleness and tranquillity. Fascinated by the light of the Channel coast, Corot painted other views of the region during the same period, notably *Le Tréport, House Overlooking the Sea*¹, where we find the same balance between discreet figures and a bird’s-eye view of the sea. Through these motionless silhouettes and the barely visible sea, the artist invites us to enter his world of light and silence, paving the way for Impressionism.   1. Alfred Robaut, *L’œuvre de Corot: catalogue raisonné et illustré*, Paris, H. Floury, Volume II, no. 856. Jean-Baptiste Camille COROT (1796–1875) 24.5 x 39.5 cm As written on the reverse side of the canvas, this painting depicts a view of Bourg d’Ault, near Le Tréport in the Somme. The artist’s specialist, Martin Dieterle, has dated this work to circa 1860. Under a clear, bright sky, two women stand facing each other on a dirt track; one is holding a basket, whilst the other is accompanied by a child. A village spreads out below, and the sea lies in the distance. During the last fifteen years of his life, Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot regularly used a colour palette consisting of silvery blues, greens and ochre. This colour scheme lends the works an atmosphere of gentleness and calm. Fascinated by the light of the Channel coast, Corot produced other views of the region around the same time, notably *Le Tréport, Maison Dominant la Mer* (1), where we find the same balance between understated figures and a sweeping perspective towards the sea. Through these stationary figures and the barely visible sea, the artist invites us to enter his world of light and silence, paving the way for Impressionism.    1. Alfred Robaut, *L’œuvre de Corot: catalogue raisonné et illustré*, Paris, H. Floury, Volume II, no. 856.
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