Live Auction 2511Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolors Part II
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (Paris 1796-1875)
Lot 322

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (Paris 1796-1875)

A peasant sitting on a riverbank beneath some trees

Closed26 January 2011

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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (Paris 1796-1875)
A peasant sitting on a riverbank beneath some trees
signed 'C. Corot' and inscribed '1487' (verso)
black chalk, watercolor, bodycolor, indistinct watermark
4 3/8 x 5 7/8 in. (11 x 15 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Christie's, Paris, 17 March 2005, lot 433, where acquired by the present owner.

Specialist note

Martin Dieterle confirmed the attribution of the present drawing in a letter dated 3 September 2004. He dates it around 1865-70.