http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/95851/deer-in-the-forest-gallery-label-current ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Deer in the Forest: Gallery Label - Current http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/95851/deer-in-the-forest-gallery-label-current 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/95851/deer-in-the-forest-gallery-label-current Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3>Deer in the Forest: Gallery Label - Current</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Author</td> <td><h3>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3>2011-12-07</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</td> </tr> </table><br/>Gustave Courbet was an avowed realist, painting mainly nudes, portraits and landscapes. An enthusiastic sportsman, he began to specialize in forest and hunting scenes during the late 1850s. <i>Deer in the Forest</i>, displays the forthrightness typical of Courbet's mature style.This painting once belonged to James J. Hill (1838-1916), the Minnesota railroad magnate whose collection of European paintings forms the basis of the Institute's nineteenth-century holdings. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/95851/deer-in-the-forest-gallery-label-current Gustave Courbet was an avowed realist, painting mainly nudes, portraits and landscapes. An enthusiastic sportsman, he began to specialize in forest and hunting scenes during the late 1850s. Deer in the Forest, displays the forthrightness typical of Courbet's mature style.This painting once belonged to James J. Hill (1838-1916), the Minnesota railroad magnate whose collection of European paintings forms the basis of the Institute's nineteenth-century holdings." type="image/jpeg" />Gustave Courbet was an avowed realist, painting mainly nudes, portraits and landscapes. An enthusiastic sportsman, he began to specialize in forest and hunting scenes during the late 1850s. Deer in the Forest, displays the forthrightness typical of Courbet's mature style.This painting once belonged to James J. Hill (1838-1916), the Minnesota railroad magnate whose collection of European paintings forms the basis of the Institute's nineteenth-century holdings." type="image/jpeg" />Copyright Minneapolis Institute of ArtsMinneapolis Institute of Arts