The Pont de Fleurie

Date: 1873
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: Musee des Beaux-Arts et dArcheologie, Besancon, France

The picture shows a picturesque landscape motif. An old stone bridge spanning a quiet river is surrounded by green vegetation and mature trees. Rock formations tower in the background, adding drama to the scene. White clouds spread over the landscape against a blue sky, adding to the idyllic and peaceful atmosphere of the painting.

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Courbet painted picture The Pont de Fleurie in 1873. Prevailing color of this fine art print is vivid and its shape is landscape. This art piece is located in Musee des Beaux-Arts et dArcheologie, Besancon, France. 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.