Lot 132 Attributed to: Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (1795-1875)

Title: The dance of the Nymphs

Medium: Oil on canvas. Lined partially. Signed  

Size: 23 ¾” x 28 ¾”; 60.7 cm x 73.4 cm

Corot produce a mirror image of this study in the Gardens of the Farnese Palace in Rome as a First Version. Later Version in Musee D’Orsay Paris.

Corot return to this motif numerous times, although each new variation was painted without direct reference to earlier Versions.

Provenance: L’Richard Hotel Drouot Paris, April 1873

Estimate: $12,000 – $15,000                         

Sold for $45,000 (includes buyer’s premium)