Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

M. Léon Frayssinet (by 1875)
Sale: Sourigues, February 28, 1881, lot 2
M. Defoer (acquired from the above sale)
Vose, Boston
Clement O. Miniger, Perrysburg, Ohio
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Jones, Jr., Perrysburg, Ohio
Gifted from the above

Paris, Exposition de l'oeuvre de Corot à l'École nationale des beaux-arts, no. 120

Alfred Robaut, L'Oeuvre de Corot, catalogue raisonné et illustré, Paris, 1965, vol. III, p. 338 no. 2218, illustrated p. 339

The following condition report was kindly provided by Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc.: This painting has been recently restored and should be hung in its current condition. The condition seems to be particularly good. The canvas has an old glue lining. The paint layer is stable and well-textured. The cleaning may be conservative, which is certainly a welcome surprise. Further cleaning is not recommended, but there are vestiges of a dirt layer around the profile of the tree. There are no visible retouches and there has been no abrasion or damage.
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