Young Ladies of the Village, Gustave Courbet, between 1851 and 1852

Courbet’s three sisters—zélie, juliette, and zoé— are strolling in the communal, a small valley near his native village of ornans. One of the girls offers alms to a young cowherd. Object Type: painting. Genre: landscape painting. Date: between 1851 and 1852. Dimensions: height: 194.9 cm (76.7 in) ; width: 261 cm (102.7 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: European Paintings. Young Ladies of the Village 1852 Gustave Courbet