Franche-Comté Valley, near Ornans
フランシュ＝コンテの谷、オルナン付近
Gustave Courbet · c. 1865 · Oil
Image: Wikimedia Commons (Work page (opens in a new tab)) / Collection: The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki (reduced in size on this site). Not provided by the museum PD-Art (PD-Art-100-1923) (opens in a new tab) View larger
A landscape painted by Gustave Courbet around 1865 of a valley near his hometown of Ornans, with steep limestone cliffs above houses beside a river. It is held by the Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki.
- Artist
- Gustave Courbet
- Date
- c. 1865
- Medium / format
- Oil
About this work
Franche-Comté Valley, near Ornans is an oil painting on linen canvas made around 1865 by the French painter Gustave Courbet. According to the record in the Ibaraki museum's collection database, it measures 60 cm high by 91 cm wide.
At the top of the picture a line of pale limestone cliffs rises, and red-roofed houses cluster in front of them. A river with blue water flows at the right, and green meadow spreads along its bank. The texture of the rock face and the water is rendered through layered paint.
Ornans in the Franche-Comté region is the town where Courbet was born in 1819, and it lies near the Swiss border. Courbet died in 1877 in exile in Switzerland.
Where can I see it?
Exhibitions change over time. Check each museum's exhibition information before you visit.
Museums that hold this work
- The Museum of Modern Art, IbarakiMuseum's page for this work (opens in a new tab)
Mito, Ibaraki Accession no. O-225
Plan your visit to The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki
Find places to stay, activities and rental cars for a visit to The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki, which holds "Franche-Comté Valley, near Ornans".
Frequently asked questions
- Who painted Franche-Comté Valley, near Ornans, and when?
- Franche-Comté Valley, near Ornans is by Gustave Courbet, made in c. 1865. Medium: Oil.
- Where can I see Franche-Comté Valley, near Ornans?
- It is held by The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki. Exhibitions change, so check each museum's information before you visit.
Sources and references
- Internet Archive (archived page) (in Japanese) (opens in a new tab) (checked 2026-11-06)
You may also like
More from Ibaraki
Discover more of the same region on our sister sites.