Ville-d'Avray
1865 · Oil on canvas · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
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About this work
- Artist
- Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796–1875)
- Year
- 1865
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 49.3 × 65.5 cm
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
- Movement
- Realism
The pond at Ville-d'Avray on the outskirts of Paris in the pale light of early morning, with the village houses reflected in the water and figures going about their ordinary business beneath a screen of feathery willows. Corot's father bought a country house here in 1817, and the place became for him what the forest of Fontainebleau was for the Barbizon painters: he returned to paint it throughout his life, and this canvas dates from 1865, a decade before his death. The silvery sky, the soft grey-greens and the blurred, trembling foliage are the signature of his late manner, which drew young painters including the future Impressionists. The subjects could hardly be plainer, yet the picture breathes calm. It passed through Paris dealers and collections before Count Cecil Pecci-Blunt gave it to the National Gallery of Art in Washington in 1955.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A pond at early morning with village houses reflected under feathery willows in soft grey-greens, for a bedroom, bathroom or landing at 24×18 in natural wood or black. A white, pale grey or sage wall; it breathes calm and pairs with Mortefontaine.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Realism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1865)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- bedroom, bathroom, hallway or entryway, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 24×18. Prints at 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard; 32×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood lightens it.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
The full-bleed edition
The painting printed edge-to-edge at its own proportions, filling the whole sheet — and available on gallery-wrapped canvas.
