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The Wave

Gustave Courbet, 1869 – 1867
The Wave, Gustave Courbet
The Wave, zoomed in
144 cmThe Wave scale comparison112 cm
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The Wave (La vague) is a Realist Oil on Canvas Painting created by Gustave Courbet from 1869 to 1867. The image is in the Public Domain, and tagged Ocean, Beaches and Seascapes. Download

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The Clairvoyant, Gustave Courbet

The Clairvoyant

1865
The Painter's Studio, Gustave Courbet

The Painter's Studio

1855
Beach in Normandy, Gustave Courbet

Beach in Normandy

1875
Self Portrait with Fedora, Edgar Degas

Self Portrait with Fedora

Edgar Degas, 1857 – 1858
The Highland Shepherd, Rosa Bonheur

The Highland Shepherd

Rosa Bonheur, 1859
A Male Nude Standing, Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowicz

A Male Nude Standing

Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowicz, 1884
Self-portrait (Man with Leather Belt), Gustave Courbet

Self-portrait (Man with Leather Belt)

1845 – 1846
A Young Woman Seated at the Virginals, Johannes Vermeer

A Young Woman Seated at the Virginals

Johannes Vermeer, 1670 – 1672
La Vie, Pablo Picasso

La Vie

Pablo Picasso, 1903
Head of a Yound Woman, Edgar Degas

Head of a Yound Woman

Edgar Degas, 1867
The Execution of Emperor Maximilian, Édouard Manet

The Execution of Emperor Maximilian

Édouard Manet, 1867
L'Hermitage à Pontoise, Camille Pissarro

L'Hermitage à Pontoise

Camille Pissarro, 1867

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