Fox in the Snow — History & Facts
A fox tears at a rodent it has caught, and the prey's blood spills onto the snow. Gustave Courbet used both brush and palette knife to set the soft fur of the fox against the crisp, frozen ground. The Dallas Museum of Art calls it a quintessential example of Courbet's Realism: he refused traditional mythological and historical subjects in favor of ordinary scenes from everyday life. Look at the lower left for his signature and the date, “Gustave Courbet 1860.” It is in the Dallas Museum of Art.
More Artworks by Gustave Courbet
The Calm Sea
Gustave Courbet
A Burial at Ornans
Gustave Courbet
View in the Forest of Fontainebleau
Gustave Courbet
La source de la Loue (The Source of the Loue)
Gustave Courbet
Étretat; Les Falaises
Gustave Courbet
Waves
Gustave Courbet
Marine
Gustave Courbet
The Etretat Cliffs after the Storm
Gustave Courbet
The Wave
Gustave Courbet
The Glen at Ornans (Bords du Doubs; Effet d’Automne)
Gustave Courbet
