Gouache 'La danse des nymphes' after Camille Corot 19th century period

Small gouache based on the painting "Matinée - La danse des nymphes" by Camille Corot (1796-1873), painted in 1850 and currently in the reserves of the Musée d'Orsay. Very fine quality, very fine execution, very fresh.
Second half of the 19th century.
Gilded wood frame.
Dimensions: H 16 x W 23.5 cm, view: H 13 x W 20 cm

"The Dance of the Nymphs" (or Une matinée, la danse des nymphes) is a painting created around 1850 by Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot. The work, an oil on canvas, depicts nymphs dancing merrily in a clearing surrounded by trees, blending mythology and realistic landscape.
The painting illustrates the importance of nature in Corot's art, with a delicate treatment of light and foliage. Although the landscape is central, it serves as the setting for an imaginary scene inspired by memories of Italian gardens and opera ballets. This work prefigures Impressionism with its innovative use of color and fluid brushwork.
When "La Danse des nymphes" was first exhibited at the Salon of 1850-1851, influential critic Théophile Gautier praised the painting's poetry and light, although he noted a certain hesitancy in the balance between realism and idealization. Other, more conservative critics criticized Corot's departure from academic conventions by mixing mythological figures and natural landscape, which was seen as a transgression of classical aesthetic norms.
Acquired by the State in 1851, it was exhibited at the Musée du Luxembourg, then at the Louvre, before being transferred to the Musée d'Orsay in 1986.

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