Corot visited the countryside near the small French town of Arras frequently, though he confessed that its flat terrain had “the reputation for not being very suitable for painters.” The landscape inspired images like this one, which shows washerwomen laying fabric on the grass to dry and bleach in the sun. Rustic laborers had essentially disappeared from the region by 1871, but the subject may have held nostalgic appeal for the artist’s urban patrons.
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