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It was most probably Corot who added a layer of grey over the first, off-white preparatory layer applied by the makers of the canvas. He has left areas of it exposed, and in the sky it forms the darkest tones of the clouds. For the sky Corot used a thick blue paint mixed with white. Using long strokes which closely follow the line of the horizon, he covered several trees, the ghostly forms of which can still be seen through the paint.
Title
A Wagon in the Plains of Artois
Date
1871
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 27.3 x W 35.2 cm
Accession number
NG2628
Acquisition method
Salting Bequest, 1910
Work type
Painting