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Camille Corot: An Air of Italy

Published on , by Claire Papon
Auction on 02 December 2020 - 17:00 (CET) - 17, rue Grange Batelière - 75009 Paris

Announced first in March, then June, this Camille Coro landscape, part of an estate sale, will attract interest because of both its artist and its provenance.

Camille Corot (1796-1875), Une rivière vue de haut à travers les arbres (A River... Camille Corot: An Air of Italy

Camille Corot (1796-1875), Une rivière vue de haut à travers les arbres (A River Seen from above through the Trees), oil on canvas, c. 1850-1855, 24 x 27.5 cm (approx. 9.45 x 10.82 in).
Estimate: €40,000/60,000

Although neither dated nor even located, the light, purity of atmosphere and concise motifs suggest that Corot painted this work around 1850-1855, probably in Ile-de-France, although he is known…
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MASTERS - ART MODERNE & CONTEMPORAIN - Evening sale - [VENTE À HUIS-CLOS LIVE] - [VENTE MAINTENUE]
Wednesday 02 December 2020 - 17:00 (CET) - Live
17, rue Grange Batelière - 75009 Paris
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