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Artists›Gustave Courbet

Gustave Courbet

1819–1877

WA-00014613

Ornans, Franche-Comté, France

PaintingImpressionismCubismRealism

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None documented

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ34618

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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50 Selections from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bareiss

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1958

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Fifteen Paintings by French Masters of the 19th Century from the Louvre and the Museums of Albi and Lyon

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1955

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%
BiographyGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (3)

Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/gustave-courbet
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/gustave-courbet
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
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Tier 1 · Institutional40%

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Impressionism

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (66)

An Alpine Scene

1874 · Oil on canvas

60 × 73 cm (23 5/8 × 28 3/4 in.); Framed: 83.9 × 96.6 × 7.7 cm (33 × 38 × 3 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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River and Rocks

1873 · Oil on canvas

19 5/8 x 23 7/8 in. (49.8 x 60.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Hidden Brook

1873 · Oil on canvas

23 3/8 x 29 3/4 in. (59.4 x 75.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Boats on a Beach, Etretat

1872 · oil on canvas

overall: 64.8 x 91.4 cm (25 1/2 x 36 in.) framed: 99.1 x 125.1 x 11.4 cm (39 x 49 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Beach in Normandy

1872 · oil on canvas

overall: 61.3 x 90.2 cm (24 1/8 x 35 1/2 in.) framed: 87.9 x 116.2 cm (34 5/8 x 45 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Landscape with Rocky Cliffs and a Waterfall

1872 · oil paint (paint), canvas

height: 78.5 cm, height: 61 cm, thickness: 8.5 cm, width: 73 cm, width: 91.5 cm

Rijksmuseum

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Young Communards in Prison (Les Fédérés à la Conciergerie)

1871 · Black chalk, stumped

Overall: 10 3/16 x 6 1/2 in. (25.9 x 16.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Still Life with Apples

1871 · oil paint (paint), canvas

height: 85.5 cm, width: 74.5 cm, height: 59 cm, thickness: 10 cm, width: 48 cm

Rijksmuseum

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Marine: The Waterspout

1870 · Oil on canvas

27 1/8 x 39 1/4 in. (68.9 x 99.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Calm Sea

1869 · Oil on canvas

23 1/2 x 28 3/4 in. (59.7 x 73 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Woman in the Waves

1868 · Oil on canvas

25 3/4 x 21 1/4 in. (65.4 x 54 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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A Brook in the Forest

1868 · Oil on canvas

19 7/8 x 24 1/8 in. (50.5 x 61.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Woman in the Waves

1868 · Oil on canvas

25 3/4 x 21 1/4 in. (65.4 x 54 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Valley of Les Puits-Noir

1868 · Oil on canvas

111.1 × 137.8 cm (43 3/4 × 54 1/4 in.); Framed: 132.8 × 159.1 × 10.2 cm (52 1/4 × 62 5/8 × 4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Calm Sea

1866 · oil on canvas

overall: 54.1 x 63.9 cm (21 5/16 x 25 3/16 in.) framed: 69.9 x 80.3 x 5.1 cm (27 1/2 x 31 5/8 x 2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

A Young Woman Reading

1866 · oil on canvas

overall: 60 x 72.9 cm (23 5/8 x 28 11/16 in.) framed: 81.3 x 94.6 cm (32 x 37 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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The Young Bather

1866 · Oil on canvas

51 1/4 x 38 1/4 in. (130.2 x 97.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Woman with a Parrot

1866 · Oil on canvas

51 x 77 in. (129.5 x 195.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Young Bather

1866 · Oil on canvas

51 1/4 x 38 1/4 in. (130.2 x 97.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Black Rocks at Trouville

1865 · oil on canvas

overall: 50 × 61 cm (19 11/16 × 24 in.) framed: 70.8 × 81.28 × 6.35 cm (27 7/8 × 32 × 2 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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The Fishing Boat

1865 · Oil on canvas

25 1/2 x 32 in. (64.8 x 81.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Sea

1865 · Oil on canvas

20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Jo, La Belle Irlandaise

1865 · Oil on canvas

22 x 26 in. (55.9 x 66 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cliffs on the Sea Coast: Small Beach, Sunrise (Falaise au bord de la mer, vu Petite Plage, soleil levant)

1865 · Oil on canvas

35.9 × 60 cm (14 1/8 × 23 1/2 in.); Framed: 53.7 × 77.5 × 8.9 cm (21 1/8 × 30 1/2 × 3 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (4)

66 published of 66 catalogued · 32 with image

The Met
41 published7 img
Art Institute Chicago
12 published12 img
Nga
10 published10 img
Rijksmuseum
3 published3 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 3)

3 entries · 1 sources

Landscape with Rocky Cliffs and a Waterfall
1872 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Still Life with Apples
1871 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
View in the Forest of Fontainebleau
1855 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Images

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View in the Forest of Fontainebleau (1855)

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Landscape with Rocky Cliffs and a Waterfall (1872)

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Movements4

Impressionism Cubism Realism Romanticism

Collections5

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art Christie's

Institutional

Representation & Collections

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Rijksmuseum

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

National Gallery of Art

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Christie's

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition 50 Selections from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bareiss

New York · 1958

Group Exhibition Fifteen Paintings by French Masters of the 19th Century from the Louvre and the Museums of Albi and Lyon

New York · 1955