The Pond at the Entrance of the Woods by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, c. 1860–75. oil on fabric. Cleveland Museum of Art.
The Pond at the Entrance of the Woods · Jean Baptiste Camille Corot · c. 1860–75 · Cleveland Museum of Art

The Pond at the Entrance of the Woods

Jean Baptiste Camille Corot

Year
c. 1860–75
Medium
oil on fabric
License
Public Domain

Jean Baptiste Camille Corot’s “The Pond at the Entrance of the Woods” was created c. 1860–75. It captures a serene landscape with a reflective pond. Oil on fabric. Cleveland Museum of Art.

The dimensions of the painting are not specified. The painting is classified within the 19th-century French culture section at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Corot worked within the Neo-Classical tradition but also anticipated the plein-air innovations of Impressionism. His landscapes often explored light and atmosphere.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio. https://clevelandart.org/art/1951.330