Provenance
Possibly Carlin; his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, April 29, 1872, no. 4 as Petite plage. Possibly Jourde; his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, May 4, 1881, no. 22 as Plage to Mr. Brame for 890 francs [buyer and price according to an annotated copy of the sale catalogue in the Ryerson Library, Art Institute]. Sold Paris, Palais Galliera, June 19, 1962, lot 19. John J. Ireland (died 1968), Chicago; by inheritance to his sister Lily Ireland, Chicago; given to the Art Institute, 2001.
Cliffs on the Sea Coast: Small Beach, Sunrise (Falaise au bord de la mer, vu Petite Plage, soleil levant)
Gustave Courbet1865
Accession Number
153993
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
35.9 × 60 cm (14 1/8 × 23 1/2 in.); Framed: 53.7 × 77.5 × 8.9 cm (21 1/8 × 30 1/2 × 3 1/2 in.)
Classification
oil on canvas
Credit Line
Gift of Lily Ireland