Willows and Poplars (1871): Art, History and Details

Willows and Poplars (1871) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (French, 1796–1875); Robaut.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the 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.

Object facts

• Title: Willows and Poplars
• Date: 1871
• Creator attribution: Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (French, 1796–1875); Robaut
• Culture: France, 19th century
• Type: Print
• Technique: lithograph with chine collé
• Dimensions: 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.)
• Collection: PR - Lithograph
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 2002.14

Collection credit

Gift of Robert M. Light in honor of Louise S. Richards

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