Sappho (Sapho)

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, 1871

The image shows a landscape viewed from slightly above. The horizon is placed high in the composition, where the land meets distant hills and the sky. A silhouette of a figure is visible on the horizon. Loose and expressive brushstrokes create an impressionistic effect, with areas of shading and sketch-like lines for trees and foliage. The color palette is monochromatic, with varying shades of black and gray against a light background. In the foreground, a person is reclining on the ground, and large trees with textured crowns are to the left, with their branches stretching across the sky. The landscape gradually flattens towards the horizon.
Artist
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Date
1871
Type
Print
Medium
lithograph
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The image shows a landscape viewed from slightly above. The horizon is placed high in the composition, where the land meets distant hills and the sky. A silhouette of a figure is visible on the horizon. Loose and expressive brushstrokes create an impressionistic effect, with areas of shading and sketch-like lines for trees and foliage. The color palette is monochromatic, with varying shades of black and gray against a light background. In the foreground, a person is reclining on the ground, and large trees with textured crowns are to the left, with their branches stretching across the sky. The landscape gradually flattens towards the horizon.

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot