Courbet painted the orchard of his father near his birthplace Ornans in 1873 as a kind of parting gift. In that year, he was banished from France because he had been involved in pulling down the pillar on the Place de Vendôme during the Commune of 1871 (the socialist movement that ruled Paris for more than two months). This pillar symbolised the reign of Napoleon III.
Specifications
| Title | Les pommiers du père Courbet à Ornans |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 54,5 cm Height 45 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Painter:
Gustave Courbet
: A.J. Heijdenrijk |
| Accession number | 2591 (MK) |
| Credits | Acquired with the collection of D.G. Van Beuningen, 1958 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1958 |
| Creation date | in 1873 |
| Collector | Collector / D.G. van Beuningen |
| Internal exhibitions |
Kersttentoonstelling (1915) Impressionisme: Een schone kijk (1992) The Collection Enriched (2011) |
| External exhibitions |
Gustave Courbet and Nature (2018) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | France > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Gustave Courbet
Ornans 1819 - La Tour-de-Peilz 1877
Gustave Courbet studied at the Academy of Besançon and then at the Académie Suisse in Paris. Courbet made his debut at the Paris Salon in 1844. Four years...
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