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The Stream of the Black Well
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Gustave Courbet enjoyed enormous commercial success with his landscapes. He painted around 300 views of his native Franche-Comté, including some 20 examples of this secluded spot. Courbet's technique is distinctive both for his use of the palette knife and for the underlayer of black paint over which he applied his color.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Alfred Prunaire Sale, June 18, 1903; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1903, by purchase [George A. Lucas as agent]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2008-2009 | The Road to Impressionism: Barbizon Landscapes from the Walters Art Museum. The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis; The Frick Art & Historical Center, Pittsburgh. |
| 2006-2007 | Courbet/Not Courbet. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2004-2005 | The Road to Impressionism: Landscapes from Corot to Manet. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2002-2004 | A Magnificent Age: Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/1/1971 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 6/1/1971 | Treatment | surface cleaned |
| 4/8/2004 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
| 4/8/2004 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 11/1/2004 | Examination | examined for loan and exhibition |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 21 7/8 x W: 18 5/16 in. (55.5 x 46.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1903
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.203