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Lot n° 140

Jean-Baptiste Camille COROT (1796-1875)

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Christ in the Garden of Olives, circa 1854-1856 Oil on paper, mounted on canvas, bears the studio's sale stamp on the lower right and the wax stamp on the reverse 13 x 22 cm (small restorations, slightly warped paper) Sketch for one of the frescoes in the transept of the northern cross of the church of Saint-Nicolas, Saint-Marc de Ville-d'Avray, painted in 1856 Provenance: Sale of the Corot workshop, part 2, May 31-June 2, 1875, no. 425 Bibliography: Alfred Robaut, L'œuvre de Corot, Tome II, H Floury éditeur, n° 1077 bis p. 338