The Seaside at Palavas
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| Artist | Gustave Courbet |
| Year | 1854 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 37 cm × 46 cm (15 in × 18 in) |
| Location | Musée Fabre, Montpellier |
The Seaside at Palavas is an 1854 painting of the beach at Palavas-les-Flots by Gustave Courbet. It was commissioned by Alfred Bruyas during Courbet's first stay at Montpellier. Courbet originated in Franche-Comté and so the landscapes of Languedoc and the Mediterranean were a revelation. The work was also partly inspired by The Monk by the Sea by Caspar David Friedrich. It is now in the Musée Fabre in Montpellier.
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- 1854 paintings
- Paintings by Gustave Courbet
- Landscape paintings
- Paintings in the collection of the Musée Fabre
- Water in art