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The Water Stream, La Brème
“I also hold that painting is a quite concrete art, and can consist of nothing but the representation of real, tangible things, ” wrote Gustave Courbet in an open letter to his students in 1861, deliberately eschewing the mythological or historical themes that were predominant in painting at the time. The artist, who proclaimed himself to be anti-academic, progressive and social, believed neither …
Creator
- Courbet, Gustave
Publisher
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Subject
- Art
- Art
Type of item
- Painting
- Art of painting
Date
- 1866
- 1866
- 1866
Creator
- Courbet, Gustave
Publisher
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Subject
- Art
- Art
Type of item
- Painting
- Art of painting
Date
- 1866
- 1866
- 1866
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
Rights
- Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
- Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
Creation date
- 1866
- 1866
- 1866
Current location
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Identifier
- MTB-AW-1986.2
- 1986.2
Extent
- 114 x 89 cm
Format
- canvas
- Canvas
Language
- eng
- en
Year
- 1866
Providing country
- Spain
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-09-05T12:16:04.890Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-03-22T16:27:22.614Z