Gustave CourbetFrench, 1819–1877Beach Scene
May one see it?
Unknown
The National Gallery
London, United Kingdom
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- NG6396
In the catalog
Sources
- Wikidata
- Image: The National Gallery — Gustave Courbet · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Meanwhile, in the life of Gustave Courbet
The whole life1872
“Sleep” becomes the subject of a police report
When “Sleep” was exhibited by a picture dealer in 1872, it became the subject of a police report.
1873
Leaves for Switzerland to escape the debt for the column
In 1873 the newly elected president of the Republic, Patrice de MacMahon, announced plans to rebuild the column at Courbet's expense. Unable to pay, he went into self-imposed exile in Switzerland to avoid bankruptcy and remained there until his death.
1873–1877
Swiss exhibitions and young followers
During his exile Courbet took part in Swiss regional and national exhibitions. Surveilled by the Swiss intelligence service, he enjoyed in the small Swiss art world the reputation of head of the “realist school” and inspired younger artists such as Auguste Baud-Bovy and Ferdinand Hodler.
