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The Source by Gustave Courbet — VisualArtsDB

The Source

The Source

Gustave Courbet

1862

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 47 1/4 x 29 1/4 in. (120 x 74.3 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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European Paintings

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Female Nudes

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