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Which subjects appeared in Camille Corot’s late portraits and figure studies?
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Camille Corot
Portrait de l'artiste, assis près d'un chevalet (“Portrait of the Artist, Seated Near an Easel”), oil on paper pasted on canvas by Camille Corot, 1825; in the Louvre, Paris.
In his late portraits and figure studies, Camille Corot primarily depicted young women posed within his studio. These subjects were often shown holding a flower or a musical instrument, or alternatively, looking at a landscape painting displayed on an easel.1
These works, which include notable examples such as The Studio (c. 1865) and The Pearl (1868–70), were considered private, and Corot almost never exhibited them during his lifetime. While his earlier career focused on landscapes, these late figure studies demonstrate his mastery of tonal painting and his innate classicism.1