Baumlandschaft (Morgen)
nach 1870
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
154 × 112,5 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
3888
Art Historical Context
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot’s *Baumlandschaft (Morgen)*, painted after 1870, captures the quiet poetry of nature in the artist’s late career. A leading figure in 19th-century French landscape painting, Corot bridged Neoclassicism and the emerging Impressionist movement. His works often evoke a sense of calm and timelessness, using soft light and delicate tonal harmonies rather than sharp detail. Created on a large oil-on-canvas scale measuring over 1.5 meters in height, this piece reflects his mature technique of layering translucent glazes to suggest morning mist and the gentle awakening of t...