
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
1864
A small figure raises an arm beside a slender tree as the last light glows over water and grazing sheep. Corot lets the dark mass of foliage press against a luminous sky, making dusk feel both expansive and intimate. Sources: https://purl.thewalters.org/art/37.154; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jean-Baptiste-Camille%20Corot%20-%20The%20Evening%20Star%20-%20Walters%2037154.jpg (Public domain image).
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