Laura Gascoigne

The master of living, breathing landscapes

Corot's dreamy vision occupies a unique place in art history

‘Path bordered with willows near Bethune’, 1874, by Camille Corot. Credit: Private collection © Rights reserved

  • Corot in the Light of the North

    Musée de la Chartreuse de Douai, until 6 January 2014

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