Berthe Morisot
Corot taught Morisot in the late 1850s and early 1860s, which puts him behind two of the painters who would show at the first Impressionist exhibition.
- Painter
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
The landscape painter whose silvery, observed countryside stood between the academies and Impressionism, and whom Pissarro treated as a first teacher.
Details
- 1796–1875
- 16 July 1796
- Paris
- 22 February 1875
- Paris
- French
- Painter
About Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot painted landscape at a moment when landscape was not quite respectable, working from the actual country rather than composing an ideal one indoors. The soft grey-green light of his pictures and his habit of painting studies in the open air made him the figure the next generation went to first.
Camille Pissarro was among them. Arriving in Paris in 1855, he took Corot's example as permission to study what was in front of him, and described himself in early Salon catalogues as Corot's pupil. Corot also taught Berthe Morisot, which puts him behind two of the eight-exhibition Impressionists.
Who Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot Inspired
Camille Pissarro
Pissarro reached Paris in 1855 and took Corot's observed landscape as his starting point, describing himself in early Salon catalogues as Corot's pupil.
Connections and Sources
Influenced
Berthe Morisot
Corot taught Morisot in the late 1850s and early 1860s, which puts him behind two of the painters who would show at the first Impressionist exhibition.
Influenced
Camille Pissarro
Pissarro reached Paris in 1855 and took Corot's observed landscape as his starting point, describing himself in early Salon catalogues as Corot's pupil.
References
References
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1Pissarro: Father of Impressionism — exhibition press release
WebsiteAshmolean MuseumUsed forWeb source consulted for documented facts and historical context presented on the Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot page.
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