COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.29.100.57
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Paintings
Creator Name:
Courbet, Jean-Désiré-Gustave
Creator Nationality:
European; French
Creator Role:
Artist
Creator Dates/Places:
French, 1819-1877
Creator Name-CRT:
Jean-Désiré-Gustave Courbet
Title:
Woman with a Parrot
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
1866
Creation Start Date:
1866
Creation End Date:
1866
Materials and Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
51 x 77 in. (129.5 x 195.6 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
ID Number:
29.100.57
Credit Line:
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Context:
When this painting was shown in the Salon of 1866, critics censured Courbet's "lack of taste" as well as his model's "ungainly" pose and "disheveled hair." Clearly, Courbet's woman was perceived as provocative. The picture, however, was admired by contemporary artists: Cézanne seems to have carried a small photograph of it in his wallet, and in 1866 Manet began his version of the subject, "Young Lady in 1866 (Woman with a Parrot)" (MMA, 89.21.3).
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.ep29.100.57.R.tif
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