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The Silent River

Artist: Gustave Courbet, French, 1819-1877
Medium: Oil on canvas
Place Made: France
Dates: 1868
Dimensions: 27 7/8 x 42 3/16 in. (70.8 x 107.2 cm) Frame: 33 x 47 5/8 x 2 3/4 in. (83.8 x 121 x 7 cm)
Signature: Signed lower right: "G. Courbet"
Collections: European Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 41.1259
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Horace Havemeyer
Image: Overall, 41.1259_reference_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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