Painting by Paul Huet Le coup de vent

Painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot Le coup de vent" reproduction by Paul Huet Art historians disagree about the origin of the sources of inspiration that led corot, after 1860, to take an interest in this theme of the gust of wind; germain bazin locates the genesis of the painter's interest in this staging during a trip made in 1853 to cayeux, while alfred robaut, surely better documented in this case, says that this craze dates from the trip to holland made in 1854. In fact, the dutch landscape painters of the seventeenth century had already dealt extensively with this subject and corot had been perfectly able to see their works during his trip to the netherlands; in addition, he had also been able to study at the louvre the famous bush of jacob van ruisdael, which showed a large oak tormented by the winds. Moreover, he must surely have remembered the superb variation that his teacher, achille-etna michallon, had painted in 1816 by adapting la fontaine's fable "the oak and the reed" (cambridge, the fitzwilliam museum and preparatory drawing at the louvre). Windswept landscape. On the way, a peasant woman seems to be swept away by the squalls making the trees bend. There are a few houses in the background. This painting is highlighted by a beautiful 19th century frame in varnished wood and gilding with gold leaf.

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