Gustave Courbet
Still-life
1871
NEW - Sentenced to six months in the Sainte-Pélagie prison in Paris for his part in the 1871 populist uprising known as the Paris Commune, Courbet's only subjects during his incarceration were the flowers and fruit brought to him by his sister Zoé and his friends. These still-lifes, some of which were reworked after his release, mark the summit of his final stage of work.
Artist
Title
Still-life
Date
1871
Medium
Painting
Materials
oil on canvasDimensions
24 x 32 cm
Nationality
French
Credit line
Purchased 1978 with the assistance of a grant from the Government of Canada under the terms of the Cultural Property Export and Import Act
Accession number
23004