In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
While landscapes had become a more lucrative endeavor, Corot continued to paint figures in the studio, mostly out of pure enjoyment. He dressed his Parisian models in Greek or Italianate costumes, infusing them with mystery and melancholy. With their simple backgrounds and limited color palette, the majority of his figure paintings speak to a lyrical past rather than a modern moment.
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Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (French, 1796–1875) — Woman Medi
Vincent van Gogh — Head of a Peasant Woman
Amedeo Modigliani — The Pretty Housewife (La Jolie ménagère)
Paul Cézanne — Boy in a Red Vest (Le Garçon au gilet rouge)
Vincent van Gogh — The Potato Peeler (reverse: Self-Portrait
Edgar Degas — Head of a Woman
Edgar Degas — Madame de Nittis
Camille Corot — Sibylle
Wilhelm Leibl — Peasant Girl with a White Headcloth
Camille Corot — Reverie
Edgar Degas — Girl in Red
Théodule Augustin Ribot — Woman sewing
