Frick Focus: Corot's "Lake"

#FrickFocus—Take a quiet moment to immerse yourself in Corot's serene landscape 🌳

When this painting was exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1861, critic J. A. Castagnary evoked most clearly the artist’s approach, writing: "'The Lake' is a ravishing landscape, simple in composition and full of grandeur...When he sets himself before his canvas it is—like a musician seating himself at the piano—in order to give voice to the inspiration that torments him. What he wants is to express his personal feelings, not nature that inspired them in him."
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Video by George Koelle

Видео Frick Focus: Corot's "Lake" канала The Frick Collection