The Wood Collectors 

"The Wood Collectors" is a painting by the French artist Camille Corot, renowned for his landscape paintings. Corot, born in 1796, was a key figure in the Barbizon school, a group of artists who favored depicting nature in a realistic yet romantic style. This painting features two women gathering wood in a forest clearing, with a prominent birch tree dominating the foreground. Corot's signature loose brushstrokes capture the soft light and atmospheric quality of the scene, evoking a sense of peace and tranquility.