Sappho
1871
Medium
Lithograph printed in orange-brown ink; second state of two
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 3/8 × 18 7/8 in. (33.9 × 48 cm) Image: 8 11/16 × 10 15/16 in. (22 × 27.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
Accession Number
32.34.6
Tags
Art Historical Context
Camille Corot's *Sappho* (1871) is a captivating lithograph printed in warm orange-brown ink, capturing the essence of a serene landscape dominated by trees. As the second state of two, this refined version showcases Corot's mastery in printmaking, where subtle revisions enhance the atmospheric depth and tonal harmony. Measuring 13 3/8 × 18 7/8 inches overall, with an image area of 8 11/16 × 10 15/16 inches, it belongs to the Metropolitan Museum of's Drawings and Prints collection acquired through the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund 1932. Corot, a leading figure of the Barbizon school and precursor...
About the Artist
Camille Corot · 1796–1875
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, born in Paris on July 16, 1796, into a prosperous bourgeois family—his father a former wig maker turned draper, his mother a successful milliner—initially resisted his artistic calling. After a lackluster education at the Lycée Pierre-Corneille in Rouen and failed apprenticeships in business, he abandoned commerce at age 26, thanks to a generous parental allowance foll...