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The mill at Orbe
COURBET, Gustave
(Artist)
The mill is set on a waterfall on the river Orbe in Switzerland, near the French border. The textures of the paint immitate the rushing water and geology. Courbet had anarchic views on both art and politics and was a key activist during the civil unrest which followed the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. He spent the end of his life in exile.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 2446
Creation/Production
Acquisition
Purchase - Pyke Thompson funds, 1912
Purchased with funds bequeathed by James Pyke-Thompson
Measurements
Height
(cm): 49.6
Width
(cm): 60.0
Height
(in): 19 9/16
Width
(in): 23 5/8
Material
Oil
Canvas
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