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The bent tree
(L'Arbre penché)
(1855-1860)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
44.3 × 58.5 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1907
Gallery location
Late 19th & early 20th Century Paintings & Decorative Arts Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in brown paint l.r.: COROT
Accession Number
338-2
Department
International Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Subjects (general)
Landscapes
Subjects (specific)
trees waterfronts women (female humans)
Provenance
Collection of E. Alexander Young (1828–1907)[1], London, by 1888–1906, as L’Arbre Penché (Matin)[2]; by whom sold to Agnew's (dealer), London, 1906, stock no. Y5; from where purchased, on the advice of the Sir George Clausen and Bernard Hall, for the Felton Bequest, 28 March 1907.
[1] Young was an accountant at the firm Turquands, Youngs & Co.. This firm merged with Ernst & Whinney and many other companies to eventually become Ernst & Young.
[2] Young collection catalogue no. 682