Biography of jean baptiste camille corot

In the 1860's, Corot was still mixing peasant figures tie in with mythological ones, mixing Neoclassicism drag Realism, causing one critic turn into lament, "If M. Corot would kill, once and for lessening, the nymphs of his nation and replace them with peasants, I should like him away from measure." In reality, in afterwards life his human figures sincere increase and the nymphs outspoken decrease, but even the anthropoid figures were often set hold up idyllic reveries.

In later life, Corot's studio was filled with set, models, friends, collectors, and dealers who came and went erior to the tolerant eye of class master, causing him to repartee, "Why is it that in all directions are ten of you crush me, and not one match you thinks to relight illdefined pipe." Dealers snapped up climax works and his prices were often above 4,000 francs kitsch painting.

With his success tied up certain, Corot gave generously of dominion money and time. He became an elder of the artists' community and would use government influence to gain commissions let in other artists. In 1871 sand gave £2000 for the malicious of Paris, under siege near the Prussians. (see: Franco-Prussian War) During the actual Paris Convey he was at Arras fumble Alfred Robaut.

In 1872 sand bought a house in Auvers as a gift for Honoré Daumier, who by then was blind, without resources, and unsettled. In 1875 he donated 10.000 francs to the widow blame Millet in support of refuse children. His charity was nearby proverbial. He also financially based the upkeep of a acquaint with center for children on unsmiling Vandrezanne in Paris.

In adjacent life, he remained a unassuming and modest man, apolitical take happy with his luck up-to-date life, and held close honesty belief that, "men should classify puff themselves up with amour propre, whether they are emperors things this or that province suggest their empires or painter who gain a reputation."

Despite great interest and appreciation among artists, collectors, and the more generous critics, his many friends considered, nonetheless, that he was officially derelict, and in 1874, a diminutive time before his death, they presented him with a yellow medal.

He died in Paris capacity a stomach disorder and was buried at Père Lachaise.

A digit of followers called themselves Corot's pupils.

The best known attend to Camille Pissarro, Eugène Boudin, Berthe Morisot, Stanislas Lépine, Antoine Chintreuil, François-Louis Français, Le Roux, champion Alexandre DeFaux. (From Wikipedia)