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| A Village Street: Dardagny |
Artist:Camille Corot (French, Paris 1796–1875 Paris)
Date:1852, 1857, or 1863
Medium:Oil on canvas
Dimensions:13 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (34.3 x 24.1 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:Bequest of Collis P. Huntington, 1900
Corot was a tireless traveler, and the extension of the network of French railroads in the 1850s widened the range of his summer journeys. In 1852, 1857, and 1863, he visited Dardagny, a small village near Geneva. This view, essentially unchanged today, was probably painted on Corot’s first visit. It is an excellent example of his remarkable ability to derive a poetic scene from a prosaic site.
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