The painting depicts a rural scene with a wide, cloudy blue sky over a riverbank. On the right there are tall, dark green trees that stretch up to the top of the painting. On the left, we see the river stretching into the distance, with a section of grassy ground closer to us. On the left, a woman with a white cloth over her head and a dark pink skirt stands facing us, next to a dirt path framed with tall grass and pale flowers. The woman is painted with loose, visible brushstrokes. To the left and right of her are two shapes that could be cows with their backs to us, both facing the water.…
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River View

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796 - 1875)

1868/1872

Medium
oil on wood
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 32.2 x 40.6 x 1 cm (12 11/16 x 16 x 3/8 in.) ; framed: 61 x 69.9 x 7.6 cm (24 x 27 1/2 x 3 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line
Gift of R. Horace Gallatin
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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