The artwork named “Quarry of the Chaise Marie at Fontainebleau” was created by the artist Camille Corot around circa 1830 to circa 1835. Rendered in oil on paper and canvas, this painting belongs to the Realism movement and falls under the landscape genre. It is presently housed in the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent, Belgium.
The artwork portrays a rugged, natural scene of a rocky quarry, with large boulders strewn across the foreground. The earthy tones of the rocks and soil dominate the scene, contrasting with the lush greenery of the trees and vegetation in the background. Two small human figures are visible, one seated amongst the rocks and the other standing near the base of a tree, adding a sense of scale to the expansive natural landscape. The painting beautifully captures the texture and form of the quarry, embodying the Realist movement’s focus on depicting everyday scenes with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
