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Brown etching of a calm pond at dusk with a seated boatman in a small boat, a cow at the right bank, and dark trees against a pale sky.

Ville d'Avray: Pond with Boatman, Evening

An etching in soft brown tones shows a calm pond at dusk, with a figure seated in a small rowboat at left and a cow standing at the water's edge at right. Dark trees frame the scene, and a distant town and faint clouds fade into the pale sky.

Artist
Jean Baptiste Camille Corot
Date
1862–63
Medium
Etching and drypoint on cream China paper laid down on white wove card
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1151 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1863).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Charles Deering Collection

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