{"product_id":"the-woman-in-the-waves","title":"The Woman in the Waves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Woman in the Waves\u003c\/b\u003e, painted in 1868 by \u003cb\u003eGustave Courbet\u003c\/b\u003e, belongs to a series of female nudes the artist undertook between 1864 and 1868, following the sensational success of Alexandre Cabanel's idealized \u003ci\u003eBirth of Venus\u003c\/i\u003e at the Salon of 1863. Courbet, ever the champion of unvarnished Realism, deliberately subverts the mythological grandeur of Venus born from the sea by depicting his model with frank, unidealized physicality — down to a candid trace of underarm hair that scandalized academic sensibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRendered with the thick, tactile brushwork and rich, palpable handling of flesh that define Courbet's mature style, the painting insists on the material reality of the body over any allegorical gloss. The turbulent sea foam surrounding the figure, rather than romanticizing her, grounds her firmly in the physical, sensory world Courbet championed throughout his career as a direct challenge to academic idealization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeld in the collection of \u003cb\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/b\u003e, this \u003cb\u003emuseum-quality stretched canvas reproduction\u003c\/b\u003e is printed on premium matte canvas and hand-wrapped around a solid 0.75-inch gallery wrap frame — ready to hang and built to last.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:24px;font-size:14px\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGustave Courbet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eYear\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1868\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 3\/4 x 21 1\/4 in. (65.4 x 54 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eMovement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRealism\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Gallerivm","offers":[{"title":"S — 20×25 cm","offer_id":60041844851022,"sku":"GLV-12169275726-S","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M — 30×46 cm","offer_id":60041844916558,"sku":"GLV-12169275726-M","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L — 46×61 cm","offer_id":60041844949326,"sku":"GLV-12169275726-L","price":104.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1044\/1637\/9214\/files\/DT887.jpg?v=1783154458","url":"https:\/\/gallerivm.com\/en-us\/products\/the-woman-in-the-waves","provider":"Gallerivm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}