Keywords: Gustave Courbet - The Stream of the Black Well - Walters 37203.jpg 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 between 1872 1877 Oil on canvas cm 55 5 46 5 accession number 37 203 30546 Alfred Prunaire Sale June 18 1903 Henry Walters city Baltimore George A Lucas as agent Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1903 G Courbet signed at lower right A Magnificent Age Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum Baltimore The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Kansas City; Mint Museum of Art Charlotte; The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2002-2004 The Road to Impressionism Landscapes from Corot to Manet The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2004-2005 Courbet/Not Courbet The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2006-2007 The Road to Impressionism Barbizon Landscapes from the Walters Art Museum The Dixon Gallery and Gardens Memphis; The Frick Art Historical Center Pittsburgh 2008-2009 place of origin France Walters Art Museum license 2D Landscapes by Gustave Courbet Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review French paintings in the Walters Art Museum 1870s paintings from France |