The Ponds of Ville d'Avray
Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, The Ponds of Ville d'Avray, 1867, oil on canvas, Gift of the children of Caroline A. Ladd: Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett, Mrs. Frederic B. Pratt, William Mead Ladd, Charles E. Ladd and J. Wesley Ladd in memory of their mother, public domain, 13.5
This work is not currently on view.
- Title
The Ponds of Ville d'Avray
- Artist
- Date
1867
- Medium
oil on canvas
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
17 3/4 in x 29 1/8 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
signature: Corot, brushed, lower left
- Collection Area
European Art
- Category
Paintings
- Object Type
painting
- Culture
French
- Credit Line
Gift of the children of Caroline A. Ladd: Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett, Mrs. Frederic B. Pratt, William Mead Ladd, Charles E. Ladd and J. Wesley Ladd in memory of their mother
- Accession Number
13.5
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
In many ways, Camille Corot's The Ponds of Ville d’Avray can be seen as prefiguring Impressionism, as it was likely painted out of doors. It offers a fresh, direct view of a particular landscape and focuses on qualities of light and atmosphere; yet this is not an Impressionist picture. Corot probably used this work as a study for a larger, more finished version of the subject that was included in the Salon of 1868. We would not confuse the grayed palette and elegiac mood of Corot's painting with a work by Renoir or Monet. However, artists like Corot and Eugène Boudin were important influences on the Impressionist movement.
- Exhibitions
1942 Fiftieth Anniversary Exhibition: 1892-1942 Portland Art Museum
1980 The Phillips Taste in Portland Portland Art Museum
1998 Essay on Impressionism Portland Art Museum
2003 Paris to Portland: Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Masters in Portland Collections Portland Art Museum
