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The painting depicts a woman seatead in the countryside, in open air, reading a book. She seems to be immersed in the reading of the book that she has on her lap. In the distance to her left there is a river, where can be seen a man in a boat. The green field and the blue cloudy sky, divide the
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praised the sincere naivete and palette of the painting, but criticized the heroine's clumsy drawing, noting the few figures in the artists work. After the Salon, Corot returned to the canvas, remodeling the landscape, but, ignoring criticism, left the figure unchanged.
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