Waterspout

Date: 1866

The image shows a seascape in stormy weather. Dark, dramatic clouds cover most of the sky and sunlight streaming through creates the effect of vertical light rays illuminating the surface of the sea. Silhouettes of ships with sails can be seen on the horizon, while a closer ship sails in the foreground. The sea looks rough, with white waves creating a contrast with the dark water.

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Courbet painted picture Waterspout in 1866. Prevailing color of this fine art print is blue and its shape is landscape. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Gustave Courbet (1819 - 1877). French painter regarded as a leading figure of French realism of the 19th century. In 1839, he went to study law in Paris, but instead devoted himself to painting (he copied works by Spanish, Venetian and Dutch masters). His first success was in the Salon in 1849, when he received the gold medal for his painting Afternoon in Ornans. Courbet was inspired by Dutch masters ( Rembrandt, Hals and others). His influence was also Giorgione and Tizian. In the beginning, he pursued the track of austere rules tied to academicism that, for his open-minded nature, was too strict. He therefore painted according to the romanticists (Delacroix and Géricault). With the painting Funeral in Ornans, in which he captured his grandfather’s funeral, he distanced himself from romanticism and has since been considered a painter of realism.