Illustrated catalogue of paintings, pastels and water colors collected by the late David CLyall of Brooklyn . LE BOULEAU BY J. B. C. COROT J. B. C. COROT 75—LE BOULEAU A simple motive, dignified by the choice ofeffect and arrangement of masses. A pond,overshadowed on the right by a group of treesand bordered by rankly rich meadows, reflects inits narrow extent the light of the sky and a hintof the colored roofs of farm-houses beyond thewater. Breaking the line of hills on the left arepollarded willows growing near a large boulder,and a graceful birch tree lifts on the right itsfeathery crown a
Illustrated catalogue of paintings, pastels and water colors collected by the late David CLyall of Brooklyn . LE BOULEAU BY J. B. C. COROT J. B. C. COROT 75—LE BOULEAU A simple motive, dignified by the choice ofeffect and arrangement of masses. A pond,overshadowed on the right by a group of treesand bordered by rankly rich meadows, reflects inits narrow extent the light of the sky and a hintof the colored roofs of farm-houses beyond thewater. Breaking the line of hills on the left arepollarded willows growing near a large boulder,and a graceful birch tree lifts on the right itsfeathery crown against the clouds. The sunlighttouches crisply the silvery bark of the birch, il-luminates the bright-colored garments of a peas-ant woman kneeling by the pond, and flickers onthe wild flowers which are scattered over thebroken ground. Signed at the left, Corot. Height, 20y2 inches; length, 31 inches. Collection of Mr. Gambart, London, for whom it was XOTHIXG BETTER TO DO BY ERSKINE NICOL ERSKINE NICOL 76—NOTHING BETTER TO DO An old Highlander, sunning himself againstthe whitewashed wall of his thatched cottage, isintent on knitting a stocking. He wears a Scotchbonnet, a blue waistcoat, and leather-colored coatand trousers. Beyond the sunlit corner of thecottage is seen the distant moorland, with sheepfeeding on the hills, whose summits are lost in thedriving mist. A bunch of onions and a few herbshang against the wall on the right. The figureis shown to the knees only. Signed at the right, 2^icol, , 1873. Height, 24 inches; width, 18 inches.
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