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Artist: Gustave Courbet (1819–1877)
Alternative names: Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet
French sculptor, painter and draughtsman
Work location: Paris (1840), Normandy (1841), Netherlands (1846), Germany (1846), Switzerland (1846), Ornans, Montpellier, Étretat (1865), Trouville-sur-Mer (1865), Deauville (1866), Honfleur (between 1850 and 1860), Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer (1867), Switzerland (1873)
Title: Landscape from La Source Bleue
Object type: Painting
Description: In his landscapes, Courbet often painted his native countryside in eastern France – as in this painting of a deep-blue spring in the region of Ornans. Courbet avoided romantic and picturesque views, favouring a more realistic and unsentimental portrayal of nature. His interest in geology is expressed in his fascination for depicting rough rock surfaces and eroding cliffs. In this painting, the hard work of man is also present – above the mouth of the cave, a woodsman is chopping down a mighty tree.
Date: 1872
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Height: 82 cm (32.3 in). Width: 99 cm (39 in).
Framed: Height: 106 cm (41.7 in). Width: 127 cm (50 in). Depth: 10 cm (3.9 in).
Inscriptions (Swedish): Signerad: G. Courbet 72
SKU: 274783
