Hauling in the Net, Twilight
Maker
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
(French, 1796 - 1875)
Additional Title(s)
- Le Pecheur en Barque tirant son Filet au Crepuscule
Collections
ClassificationsPAINTINGS
Daten.d.
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions32 x 23 in. (81.3 x 58.4 cm.)
DescriptionA wide body of water with a fisherman pulling in a net in the foreground; tall poplars rise on the bank at the right to the top of the composition, while a hill is indicated at the horizon; pale emerald sky with cream-colored cloud effects merging into grey higher up.
SignedSigned in lower right of recto: Corot
InscribedSigned in lower right of recto: Corot
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
On viewObject number26.117
Jean-Baptiste Oudry
ca. 1710
Object number: 78.20.11
