Willows and Poplars
Medium
lithograph with chine collé
Dimensions
sheet: 40.4 × 56.7 cm · chine collé: 25.7 × 39.4 cm
Classification
Department
Prints
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Robert M. Light in honor of Louise S. Richards
Accession Number
2002.14
Tags
male
About this artwork
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.