DOI Heft:
No. 117 (November, 1906)
DOI Artikel:Halton, Ernest G.: The collection of Mr. Alexander Young, 1, The Corots
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.28250#0026
The Alexander Young Collection—/. The Corots
of colour. Fresher and more delicate in feeling
than the pictures already described, it appeals by
its simple and unrestrained composition. The
rendering of the sky is admirable, and the atmo-
sphere of tranquillity and restfulness which pervades
the scene shows the artist’s true poetic spirit.
Painted in a broader and more robust manner is
Le Coup de Vent (p. 9), with its somewhat
sombre colouring and unusually generous laying on
of pigment. In this work Corot comes nearer to
Constable than in any we have seen, though the
personal note is conspicuous throughout.
In none of these Corots do we find more
exquisite quality, more harmonious colouring
and unity of effect than in the beautiful Les
Baigneuses (p. 6), with its wonderfully luminous
sky. The deep-toned foreground forms an admirable
setting to the pearly flesh tints of the bathers and
the glistening pool, in which is reflected the soft
light of the afterglow. The Watering Place (p. 2 1) is
a somewhat similar effect, the light in the sky being
even more remarkable ; indeed, Corot has seldom
surpassed this rendering of evening light so pure
and delicate in tone. Full of poetry and profound
mystery this is one of the most impressive pictures
in the collection. A silent figure is seen silhouetted
against the sky, while even the cattle seem loth to
stir lest they disturb the magic stillness. The
colouring of this work is harmonious and rich, and
the painting of the water is superb. The picture,
which is large, was one of the earliest of Mr.
Young’s important acquisitions. Another fine sky
is shown in the landscape (supplement), which is
painted in a lighter key and is somewhat unusual in
composition, a line of trees across the canvas being
seldom seen in Corot’s pictures. These trees give
an excellent example of the master’s method of
treating foliage. Interesting also in this respect is
Gathering Wood (supplement). Here the figure of
the stooping woman is introduced with that unfailing
judgment which Corot always showed in composing
his pictures.
“souvenir d’italie”
BY J. B. c. COROT
of colour. Fresher and more delicate in feeling
than the pictures already described, it appeals by
its simple and unrestrained composition. The
rendering of the sky is admirable, and the atmo-
sphere of tranquillity and restfulness which pervades
the scene shows the artist’s true poetic spirit.
Painted in a broader and more robust manner is
Le Coup de Vent (p. 9), with its somewhat
sombre colouring and unusually generous laying on
of pigment. In this work Corot comes nearer to
Constable than in any we have seen, though the
personal note is conspicuous throughout.
In none of these Corots do we find more
exquisite quality, more harmonious colouring
and unity of effect than in the beautiful Les
Baigneuses (p. 6), with its wonderfully luminous
sky. The deep-toned foreground forms an admirable
setting to the pearly flesh tints of the bathers and
the glistening pool, in which is reflected the soft
light of the afterglow. The Watering Place (p. 2 1) is
a somewhat similar effect, the light in the sky being
even more remarkable ; indeed, Corot has seldom
surpassed this rendering of evening light so pure
and delicate in tone. Full of poetry and profound
mystery this is one of the most impressive pictures
in the collection. A silent figure is seen silhouetted
against the sky, while even the cattle seem loth to
stir lest they disturb the magic stillness. The
colouring of this work is harmonious and rich, and
the painting of the water is superb. The picture,
which is large, was one of the earliest of Mr.
Young’s important acquisitions. Another fine sky
is shown in the landscape (supplement), which is
painted in a lighter key and is somewhat unusual in
composition, a line of trees across the canvas being
seldom seen in Corot’s pictures. These trees give
an excellent example of the master’s method of
treating foliage. Interesting also in this respect is
Gathering Wood (supplement). Here the figure of
the stooping woman is introduced with that unfailing
judgment which Corot always showed in composing
his pictures.
“souvenir d’italie”
BY J. B. c. COROT