Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Franz W. Koenigs, Cologne & Haarlem (1881-1941) (sale: Sotheby's, New York, Old Master and Modern Drawings from the Franz Koenigs Collection, 23rd January 2001, lot 45)
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner

Paris, Musée Jacquemart-André, La Passion du Dessin. Collection Jan Krugier et Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2002, no. 102, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Geneva, Musée Rath, Corot en Suisse, 2010-11, no. 122, illustrated in colour in the catalogue

Executed on laid paper, the sheet is attached to the mount at each of the four corners with its edges visible. There is a tiny, very minor (c. 2mm) tear at the extreme lower edge of the sheet near the right edge, and a tiny pinhole also in the lower right corner. Apart from slight undulation of the sheet and some yellowing of the sheet primarily towards the extreme edges, this work is in good overall condition. Presented in a simple wood frame, with a white mount.
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