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Une Tempé à Ville-d'Avray—un pêcheur au bord de l'étang (An Idyllic Spot at Ville-d'Avray—A Fisherman on the Banks of the Pond)
Une Tempé à Ville-d'Avray—un pêcheur au bord de l'étang (An Idyllic Spot at Ville-d'Avray—A Fisherman on the Banks of the Pond)
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Une Tempé à Ville-d'Avray—un pêcheur au bord de l'étang (An Idyllic Spot at Ville-d'Avray—A Fisherman on the Banks of the Pond)

Artist (French, 1796–1875)
Date1865–1870
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensionscanvas: 56 × 71.6 cm (22 1/16 × 28 3/16 in.)
framed: 76.8 × 92.1 × 7.6 cm (30 1/4 × 36 1/4 × 3 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Charlotte E.W. Buffington
Object number1935.45
Label TextAlthough Corot’s training began in traditional landscapes, he developed his own style, distinct from the historical and classicizing mode that characterized the genre for the previous generation. Corot’s practice was grounded in sketching en plein air (outdoors). Among the many places Corot painted, including Italy where he traveled several times, was Ville-d’Avray, a village ten miles to the west of Paris, where his family had a country house. Throughout his life, Corot returned there during the warm seasons. In the late 1860s, Corot suffered from gout, a form of arthritis, so it is likely that this painting was executed in his Paris studio. The composition was probably derived from his memories of earlier visits.Provenancesome assoc. between Vente Carlin (8/29/1872) and M. Haro; previously at Theodore N. Vail Gallery, Boston, MA (dates?); sold by Noyes & Blakesley, Boston, MA to Charlotte E.W. Buffington, Worcester MA (May 1889); bequeathed by Charlotte E.W. Buffington to the Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA, 1935.
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