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

ClassificationsPAINTINGS

Dateca. 1870

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensions32 x 23 in. (81.3 x 58.4 cm.)

DescriptionThis painting portrays a wide body of water with a fisherman pulling in a net in the foreground.

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 view

Label TextToward the end of his life, Corot turned to painting solitary figures in quiet scenes of contemplation. Using feathery brushwork and silvery colors, seen in wispy leaves and gleaning water, Corot created a subtly emotional mood, which distinguishes such romantic views of rural France from the more realistic Barbizon landscapes that inspired the Impressionists.

Object number26.117