The Rock of Hautepierre

Oil on canvasGustave Courbet (French, 1819–1877)/c. 1869

Description

The Rock of Hautepierre is an internationally celebrated Oil on canvas created by Gustave Courbet (c. 1869). From the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago.

Provenance

Adolf Rothermundt, Dresden-Blasewitz, before 1923 [according to Scheffler 1923 and 1935 Graupe sale cat. cited below]. Max Silberberg, Breslau, by 1923 to 1935 [according to 18 July 1967 letter from Fritz Nathan to Charles Cunningham in curatorial file, and Scheffler 1923]; sold Galerie Paul Graupe, Berlin, Mar. 23, 1935, no. 20 [price given in Die Weltkunst 1935]. German private collection [according to Alexander, Graf Strasoldo of Lempertz, Cologne, letter of 21 September 1998 in curatorial file]; sold Lempertz, Cologne, Nov. 11-14, 1964, no. 289, to Galerie Nathan, Zurich [Nathan letter cited above]; sold by Galerie Nathan to Paul Rosenberg Gallery and Co., New York, June 4, 1965 [copy of invoice in curatorial file]; sold to the Art Institute, 1967.

Dimensions

80.2 × 100.3 cm (31 1/2 × 39 1/2 in.)

Source

The Art Institute of Chicago

Movement / Period

19th century

Accession No

27027

Official Citations

[The Art Institute of Chicago Official Record][Full Resolution Image]

Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Gustave Courbet (French, 1819–1877)

19th century • France • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

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