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| Girl Weaving a Garland |
Artist:Camille Corot (French, Paris 1796–1875 Paris)
Date:1860–65
Medium:Oil on canvas
Dimensions:16 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. (41.9 x 29.8 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession Number:29.100.562
Corot painted at least four versions of this subject. As in his paintings of women as muses, Corot uses the female figure as a gentle evocation of artistic inspiration. The wreath may refer to the rewards of creativity.
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