The Curious Little Girl, 1860–64, Oil on cardboard, laid down on wood, 16 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (41.3 x 28.6 cm), Paintings, Camille Corot (French, Paris 1796–1875 Paris), Although Corot’s celebrity rests on his landscapes, his contemporaries were partial to his figure paintings, especially scenes drawn from contemporary life that he made toward the end of his career. Appreciated for their unaffected grace and serenity—what the French critics called naïveté—these works were eagerly sought by collectors
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Curious Little Girl, 1860–64, Oil, cardboard, laid down, wood, 16 1/4 x 11 1/4, 41.3 28.6 cm, Paintings, Camille Corot, French, Paris, 1796–1875, Corot, celebrity, rests, landscapes, contemporaries, partial, figure paintings, scenes drawn, contemporary life, career, Appreciated, unaffected grace, serenity—, French critics, naïveté— works, eagerly, collectors
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