Bathers of the Borromean Isles, Corot - Original Photogravure - 1899
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Original late nineteenth-century photogravure reproducing Bathers of the Borromean Isles by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1875). Issued in 1899, it retains the painter's signature engraved in the matrix at the lower left and is protected by a thin sheet of paper.
Original late nineteenth-century photogravure reproducing Bathers of the Borromean Isles by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1875). Issued in 1899, it retains the painter's signature engraved in the matrix at the lower left and is protected by a thin sheet of paper.
Corot painted the original canvas more than twenty years after his last journey to Italy: the Borromean Islands of Lake Maggiore appear here as a poetic memory rather than a faithful view, the nude bathers shaded by tall trees.
Medium: Photogravure
Artist / after: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1875)
Date: 1899
Source: The Art Portfolio
Dimensions: 9.8 x 12.7 in (24.8 x 32.3 cm)
Condition: Good; paper somewhat toned with age. In the lower margin, old pencil annotations ("Corot" and a valuation of 210,000 francs) and the printed page number, 118. Retains the thin protective sheet.
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Original late nineteenth-century photogravure reproducing Bathers of the Borromean Isles by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1875). Issued in 1899, it retains the painter's signature engraved in the matrix at the lower left and is protected by a thin sheet of paper.