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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1895) Landscape Painting

Framed Jean-Baptiste-Camille-Corot (1796-1895) oil on canvas landscape painting. Signed lower right. Bears Gump's label and partial San Francisco Museum of Art label verso. (San Francisco Museum of Art began in 1935 and added "Modern" to it's name in 1975 to become known as San Francisco Museum of Modern Art).

Dimensions: 9"h x 12"w.

Provenance: Gumps, San Francisco, CA; Rear Admiral Russel and Helen Ihrig (1895-1986); Thomas and Alice Fehr (1986-2017) then by direct family descent to the daughter.

Exhibition Label: San Francisco Museum, 1936 No. 2622

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot was a French landscape and portrait painter as well as a printmaker in etching. A pivotal figure in landscape painting, his vast output simultaneously referenced the Neo-Classical tradition and anticipated the plein-air innovations of Impressionism.

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Condition:Small crease upper right. No indication of restoration or conservation under ultra violet light. Frame with gesso losses as seen in photographs.

Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
Price Realized Including Buyer's Premium
$6,150
03/09/2025

 

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