The Letter
1865 Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
This oil on canvas depicts a woman seated in a chair, captured in profile while reading a letter. It is part of the collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot is most famous for his atmospheric landscapes, but he also produced a remarkable series of figure paintings later in his life. These works, often kept in his private collection, reveal a quiet, introspective quality that differs significantly from his public landscape output. His mastery of light and shadow, combined with an understated composition, makes 'The Letter' a quintessential example of his late-career focus on human intimacy.
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The Letter
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1865
