In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
Although best known for his landscapes, Corot also painted several portraits during his career. This composition, created during the artist's first trip to Rome, from 1825 to 1827, depicts a young woman with a pensive gaze. Along with other paintings from this period, this work reveals Corot's interest in using simple figure studies as artistic exercises. While developing his technical abilities, he began to include emotional and psychological dimensions in his portraits, such as the melancholic expression seen here.
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Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (French, 1796–1875) — Woman Medi
Paul Cézanne — Young Italian Woman at a Table
Vincent van Gogh — Peasant Woman Sitting on a Chair
Paul Cézanne — Boy in a Red Vest (Le Garçon au gilet rouge)
Amedeo Modigliani — The Pretty Housewife (La Jolie ménagère)
Edgar Degas — Madame de Nittis
Vincent van Gogh — The Potato Peeler (reverse: Self-Portrait
Camille Corot — Sibylle
Camille Corot — Reverie
Edgar Degas — Head of a Woman
Vincent van Gogh — Peasant Woman, Half-Figure, Sitting
Vincent van Gogh — Head of a Peasant Woman
