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Corot Album, XC ... Read more

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Artists who pioneered open-air landscape painting between 1780 and 1840 came to Italy from all over Europe to respond directly to the beauty of landscape for the first time. With a rich selection of representative paintings from these outdoor artists, this beautiful book traces the work of the earliest members of the school, Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes and Thomas Jones, to the culminating paintings of Corot. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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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. ... Read more

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A study of Corot explores a collection of quiet, luminous canvases with miracles of flickering light and subtle color and the life of the French painter who painted them and changed the direction of landscape painting. Original. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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THIS 42 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great: Eminent Artists, by Elbert Hubbard. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766104036. ... Read more