The Wave, 1869 – 1870

Title

The Wave

Painter

• Gustave Courbet

Production Place

• Etretat

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• realism

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Oil on canvas

Material

• canvas

Technique

• oil

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert unten links: G. Courbet.

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Modern Art 1800–1945

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Eigentum des Städelschen Museums-Vereins e.V.

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1908, property of Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

Genre

• seascape

Main Motif

• wave (water)
• coastal landscape

Primary

• 25H23 sea (seascape)
• 25H2311 wave
• 25H23111 surf, breakers

Secondary

• 26A4 low clouds and those originating from rising air currents

Object History

...

Jan Herman van Eeghen (1849-1918), Amsterdam, Verkauf durch Obach & Co., London an den Städelschen Museums-Verein e.V., Frankfurt am Main, 1907.

Information

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