Boats on a Beach, Etretat

Provenance

Private collection, London. (Rosenberg & Helft Galleries, London), by 1938.[1] (Paul Rosenberg and Co., New York), by 1943;[2] sold 10 June 1946 to Marie N. Harriman [1903-1970] and W. Averell Harriman [1891-1986], New York;[3] The W. Averell Harriman Foundation, New York; gift 1972 to NGA. [1] Exhibited by Rosenberg & Helft Galleries in 1938 in London. [2] Exhibited and offered for sale by Paul Rosenberg & Co., New York, in 1943. [3] According to Harriman collection records in NGA curatorial files.

Boats on a Beach, Etretat

Courbet, Gustave

c. 1872/1875

Accession Number

1972.9.7

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 64.8 x 91.4 cm (25 1/2 x 36 in.) | framed: 99.1 x 125.1 x 11.4 cm (39 x 49 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Gift of the W. Averell Harriman Foundation in memory of Marie N. Harriman