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17 . The Calvary on the Côte de Grace, Honfleur , c. 1845

Graphite on gray paper heightened with white chalk 8 ½ x 15 1 ⁄ 8 inches ( 21 . 6 x 38 . 5 cm)

provenance Eugène Boudin; Thence by descent; Jill Newhouse Gallery ( 2003 ).

Private Collection

Although Corot began working in Normandy as early as 1822 , and in Honfleur by 1824 , only four painted views of the city itself are recorded by Robaut (R II, nos. 223 , 224 , 224 bis, 240 ). These works were probably executed during the summer of 1829 or 1830 , on one of two painting trips to the area made by Corot with his friend, the painter Remy. The Côte de Grace is located just west of Honfleur, and was frequented by Corot and other artists of the period including Johan Jongkind, Eugène Boudin—who owned this drawing— and the young Claude Monet. Like Corot, these artists would stay at the local inn, the Ferme Saint Siméon (which still exists today), to paint the surrounding views of the landscape and the coast. Robaut records three painted views of the Côte de Grace. Two were executed in the years 1829–30 : the first (R II, 224 b) is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; the second (R II, 224 ), is unlocated. A third painting (R II, 402 ) titled La Côte de Grace, près Honfleur — Grands arbres dominant la mer, depicts the coast from the other side, as it is seen in this drawing, and is dated by Robaut c. 1845 .

Based on style, this drawing was probably executed around the time of the second Normandy trip in 1845 .

Honfleur: Calvary on the Côte de Grace , 1830 , Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Calvary at Honfleur, recent photo