Deer in the Forest, Gustave Courbet | Mia

Landscape with deer — Deer in the Forest, 1868
Gustave Courbet
Oil on canvas
Gift of James J. Hill 14.76
On View in Gallery 321
Gustave Courbet was an avowed realist, capturing his subjects exactly as they appeared. He painted mainly nudes, portraits and landscapes. An enthusiastic sportsman, he began to specialize in forest and hunting scenes during the late 1850s. Deer in the Forest displays the forthrightness typical of Courbet's mature style.

This painting once belonged to James J. Hill (1838-1916), the Minnesota railroad magnate whose collection of European paintings forms the basis of the Institute's nineteenth-century holdings.

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Title: Deer in the Forest
Dated: 1868
Artist: Gustave Courbet
Nationality: French
Artist Life: 1819 - 1877
Role: Artist
Gallery: G321
Department: European Art
Dimension: 51 1/2 x 38 1/2 in. (130.81 x 97.79 cm) (canvas)
Credit: Gift of James J. Hill
Accession Number: 14.76
Medium: Oil on canvas
Country: France
Century: 19th century
Rights: Public Domain
Classification: Paintings
Object Name: Painting
Catalogue Raisonne: Fernier; 487.
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