The Woman in the Waves

The Woman in the Waves (French - La Femme à la vague) is an 1868 painting by the French Realist painter Gustave Courbet, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.[1][2]

The Woman in the Waves
ArtistGustave Courbet
Year1868
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions65.4 cm × 54 cm (25.7 in × 21 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Accession29.100.62

The picture is notable for its realistic flesh tones and trace of underarm hair.

The work is on view in the Metropolitan Museum's Gallery 811.

References

  1. "The Woman in the Waves". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  2. "Femme à la vague".


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