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Calm Sea  1866

by Gustave Courbet

Size: 
54.1 x 63.9 cm
Medium: 
Oil on canvas
Credit: 
Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington
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https://www.nga.gov/Collection/art-object-page.66408.html

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Gustave CourbetArtist (France)
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    Jennifer WelchArt Lover (0)
    I love the texture of this painting. It is expressive and lures me into this calm sea view. Each layer is so rich and evocative of an experience in such a place. The absence of humans or objects allows the calming effect.
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