Századok Festészete ·
One only. Never again.
Gustave Courbet
Gustave Courbet — The Stone Breakers · Realism · Oil on canvas
framed
3.750.000₫
1961 · Printed 65 years ago
In 1961, the U.S. began counterinsurgency training of ARVN forces, and Kennedy authorized the use of chemical defoliants (Agent Orange), foreshadowing Operation Ranch Hand.
- MovementRealism
- MediumOil on canvas
- Source bookSzázadok Festészete
- Age of platePrinted 65 years ago
Certificate of authenticity. A certificate of authenticity is included with every plate. It records the FPC catalogue number, the book and the provenance.
Shipping. Only available in Vietnam and shipped from Saigon. Allow 2 days for preparation and dispatch.
Gustave Courbet’s The Stone Breakers (Les Casseurs de pierres), 1849 — destroyed in 1945, known today only through period reproductions such as this plate.
This original plate was printed for the Hungarian Fine Arts Fund edition of Századok Festészete, Budapest, 1961.
Provenance
| Artist | Gustave Courbet |
|---|---|
| Year painted | 1849 |
| Country of origin | France |
| Art movement / era | Realism |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Subject | Genre · Labor |
| Source book | Századok Festészete |
| Book published | 1961 |
| Country of publication | Hungary |
| Age of plate | Printed 65 years ago |
| Frame | Framed |
More from
Századok Festészete
Johannes Vermeer
1961 · Printed 65 years ago
In 1961, U.S. President Kennedy sharply expanded the American advisory presence in South Vietnam, from under 700 advisers in early 1961 to about 3,000 by year's end.
One only
El Greco
1961 · Printed 65 years ago
In 1961, the U.S. began counterinsurgency training of ARVN forces, and Kennedy authorized the use of chemical defoliants (Agent Orange), foreshadowing Operation Ranch Hand.
One only
Gerard ter Borch
1961 · Printed 65 years ago
Radio Hanoi announced the founding of the National Liberation Front.
One only