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A Courbet for the Musée de la Chasse

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12/3/25 - Acquisition - Paris, Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature - It took its place in the Cabinet du Loup on the first floor of the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature at the beginning of March: Hunting Scene in the Snow is the first work by Courbet to join the Parisian institution. The previously unseen canvas, from a private collection in Besançon, was acquired through the Parisian art dealer Hubert Duchemin. As stated in the acquisition notice written by Rémy Provendier-Commenne [1], the canvas was presented in June 2024 to the expertise and authentication commission of the Institut Gustave Courbet, and was certified and added to the artist’s catalogue raisonné.


Gustave Courbet (1819-1877)
Hunting Scene in the Snow 1864
Oil on canvas - 46 x 55 cm
Paris, Musée de la…

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