La Vie et l'oeuvre de Camille Corot (French Edition)

At his death in 1875, Corot's name called to the minds of his admirers an art most different from what it suggests to us today. What makes him great in our judgement was, in fact, only marginally relevant to the success he enjoyed in his later years. Many of his best works were actually unknown to his contemporaries. To establish the aesthetic itinerary of an artist whose works are extremely scattered involves exploring the public and private collections throughout numerous countries for the three thousand pieces by Corot.