Standing Male Nude
<p>This example of an <em>académie</em> (or study from the nude)—rare for Corot—has been identified as preparatory for <em>The Burning of Sodom</em> (1843–57; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York). Corot intended this painting for the Salon of 1843 but continued to work on it until it was finally shown in 1857. The industrialist and collector Henri Rouart, a good friend of the artist Edgar Degas, acquired the work at Corot’s studio sale, and it was among 70 other Corots owned by Rouart.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1843
- Dimensions
- 37 × 27.4 cm (14 5/8 × 10 13/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist
Painting
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, or simply Camille Corot, was a French landscape and portrait painter as well as a printmaker in etching. A pivotal figure in landscape painting, his vast output simultaneously referenced the Neo-Classical tradition and anticipated the plein-air innovations of Impressionism.
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Record
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- 1843
- Dimensions
- 37 × 27.4 cm (14 5/8 × 10 13/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1843-134350
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified