. A group of twenty-four paintings of the French, Spanish, German and American schools selected from the Cottier Gallery . Ferdinand Victor Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863)JUPITER BESEECHING ^EOLUS Canvas. Height, 11 Yz inches; width, 61Y inches Jupiter, at the Cave of the Winds beseeching yEolus, the God ofthe Winds, for calm seas, symbolizes Winter, in which man cravesshelter from the chilling blasts. In harmony with the motive the colorscheme is vigorous and Gustave Courbet (1819 1877)LANDSCAPE IN WINTER Canvas. Height, ll)^ inches; width, 24 inches. Signed The world of art is much i
. A group of twenty-four paintings of the French, Spanish, German and American schools selected from the Cottier Gallery . Ferdinand Victor Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863)JUPITER BESEECHING ^EOLUS Canvas. Height, 11 Yz inches; width, 61Y inches Jupiter, at the Cave of the Winds beseeching yEolus, the God ofthe Winds, for calm seas, symbolizes Winter, in which man cravesshelter from the chilling blasts. In harmony with the motive the colorscheme is vigorous and Gustave Courbet (1819 1877)LANDSCAPE IN WINTER Canvas. Height, ll)^ inches; width, 24 inches. Signed The world of art is much indebted to Courbet, the a leader against conventionality he did heroic service ; he lovedthe forest, the sky, the mountains, and labored to make men see thebeauty of nature. The present example is a notable one, showing hisart at its highest level.
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