194 - CAMILLE COROT (1796–1875), attributed

CAMILLE COROT (1796–1875), attributed Fishermen and Washerwomen in Front of the Rotto Bridge and the Tiber Island in Rome Oil on paper mounted on canvas, in a carved wooden frame. Original label on the back. Dimensions: 27 x 43 cm This luminous Roman veduta follows in the tradition of 19th-century French travel painters; another composition by Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot was created during his first trip to Italy (1825–1828). The work depicts the ruins of the Ponte Aemilius (known as the Ponte Rotto), destroyed by the Tiber’s floods, standing out against the Tiber Island and the architecture of the Eternal City. In the foreground, the bustle of the riverbanks is conveyed through small figures sketched from life—a fisherman, a washerwoman, and people resting—adding a picturesque touch to this historic landscape. The artist subtly captures the golden light of a late Roman afternoon, the transparency of the water, and the azure hues of a clear sky—all hallmarks of Pre-Impressionist studies of the subject.