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The Woman in the Waves
Painting by Gustave Courbet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Woman in the Waves (French - La Femme à la vague) is an 1868 painting by the French Realist painter Gustave Courbet, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.[1][2]
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Artist | Gustave Courbet |
Year | 1868 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 65.4 cm × 54 cm (25.7 in × 21 in) |
Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
Accession | 29.100.62 |
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The picture is notable for its realistic flesh tones and trace of underarm hair.
The work is on view in the Metropolitan Museum's Gallery 811.