Wheat Field in the Morvan Region, Jean-Baptiste Corot (1842)
There is nothing picturesque about the scene but it is compelling as a view of the peaceful countryside, enlivened by two farm workers stacking wheat. The artist’s subtle palette explores a range of greens and evokes a gentleness appropriate to its subject. The deep tones, as if framed by grey, foretell the way his work developed in his latter years.
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