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Willows and Poplars
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About this work
Willows and Poplars summarizes Corot’s aesthetic, combining elements from the classical tradition from which he evolved with the hazy poetic character of his mature style. The dream of Arcadia is suggested by the two figures, utterly removed from time and place, reclining under the grove of trees. The line is so relaxed that it draws the beholder into a contemplative state of reverie.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineWillows and Poplars, 1871. Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (French, 1796–1875), Robaut. Lithograph with chine collé; sheet: 40.4 x 56.7 cm (15 7/8 x 22 5/16 in.); chine collé: 25.7 x 39.4 cm (10 1/8 x 15 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Robert M. Light in honor of Louise S. Richards, 2002.14
