The mill at Orbe

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The mill at Orbe
The mill at Orbe
The mill at Orbe
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By permission of Amgueddfa Cymru — Museum Wales
Image ID
118545
Accession number
NMW A 2446
Title
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The mill at Orbe
Identification
Identifier
Type
 
 
Creator
Name
Role
 
 
COURBET, Gustave
 
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organic materials
textiles
oil
canvas
Technique
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oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Category
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Painting
Fine Art
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Creation date
01/01/1875
to
31/12/1875
Period
Period
 
1875
Additional information
The mill is set on a waterfall on the river Orbe in Switzerland, near the French border. The textures of the paint immitate the rushing water and geology. Courbet had anarchic views on both art and politics and was a key activist during the civil unrest which followed the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. He spent the end of his life in exile.
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