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Landscape with Bridge
(18th and 19th Centuries )
In his late career, Corot regularly painted "souvenirs" or memories of sites that he had visited earlier in his life. Around thirty (or one-fifth) of his exhibited works during the last twenty years of his life included the word "souvenir" in the title. Here, the artist represents the bridge and 12th-century church of this small village about seven miles from Fontainebleau. The silvery light is suggestive of the filtering of an image through memory.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
M. Painel [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase [from the artist]; M. Surville [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Knoedler and Co., New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, March 3, 1903, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2008-2009 | The Road to Impressionism: Barbizon Landscapes from the Walters Art Museum. The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis; The Frick Art & Historical Center, Pittsburgh. |
| 2004-2005 | The Road to Impressionism: Landscapes from Corot to Manet. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1998 | Before Monet: Landscape Painting in France and Impressionist Masters: Highlights from The Walters Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1875 | Exposition de l'Oeuvre de Corot. École des beaux-arts, Paris, Paris. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1/1998 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 9/14/2004 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
| 9/10/2006 | Examination | examined for loan |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 10 15/16 x W: 17 1/16 in. (27.8 x 43.4 cm); Framed H: 21 5/8 x W: 27 3/4 x D: 5 3/4 in. (54.93 x 70.49 x 14.61 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1903
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.152