Le Coup de Vent

Description

A gust bends trees and drives wind across an open landscape. One large tree leans to the side, while smaller branches and grasses sweep in the same direction. A stream or pale path crosses the foreground, and low hills stretch beyond. The sky is streaked with clouds moving across the scene.

About Le Coup De Vent Reproduction

Green, blue and muted grey define the land and sky. Dark foliage contrasts with the pale water and cloud bands. Brushstrokes run diagonally, suggesting movement through the trees and grass. A few warm patches of earth show near the path.

The bent tree provides the main motion, echoed by the slant of grasses and clouds. The pale stream anchors the foreground. The repeated directional strokes make the whole landscape feel stirred by wind. A gust of wind bends the trees and drives clouds across the sky. A small figure and pale animal move through the open field, while branches and grass lean in the same direction. The slanting forms convey the force of the weather. The wind bends the grasses and branches toward one side, while the slanted clouds repeat of the sky that movement. The figures remain small against the broad landscape. A rocky ridge runs along the left side. Lighter strokes interrupt the darker band and keep its edge from reading as a single flat line.

The hand-painted reproduction

ByMuseum offers Le Coup de Vent by Gustave Courbet as a hand-painted oil reproduction on canvas. Display horizontally to emphasize the bent trees and sky.

• Branches and grasses lean in the same direction.
• A pale band of water crosses the foreground.
• Painted individually in oil on canvas.
• Select the available size and presentation on this page.