Oil Painting Gustave Courbet 1819 - 1877 19th Century Start Price USD 508,000.00 Current Price USD 508,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, September 22, 2008 End Time Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Location Laguna Beach, California See more about 'Oil Painting Gustave Courbet 1819 - 1877 19th Century' Description Click HERE for our other AUCTIONSMuseum Quality Gustave Courbet Wave Oil Painting Click here to view enlargement Museum quality Masterpiece oil on canvas painting of "Vague se Brisante" (Crashing Wave) by French Realist pioneer Gustave Courbet (1819 - 1877).  Courbet was the foremost Realist painter of mid-19th Century France.  He was the first painter of genre subjects to become the leader of a major school of painting style.  His work greatly influenced the later Impressionism genre.  Courbet's paintings are exhibited in the finest museums in the world including the Musee d'Orsay in Paris. His works comand significant prices including the sale for $992,500 of lot 319 "La Vague" (The Wave) at Sotheby's London on May 30th, 3=2008.  Circa 1869.  Dimensions: h. 15 1/2" w. 27" .  This is an opportunity to own the finest of one of the Great Masters at a great value. Serious qualified buyers are invited to register via email for additional information and photos. Custom listed using TROCADERO's automated HTML and Picture Hosting tools. Place a Bid!