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1849

The stone breakers

author

Gustave Courbet

description

Mediums: oil, canvas.
Location: The Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister.

Two men, a young one and an old one, labor to break and remove a stone from a road that is being built. In this picture, the author expressed his concern for the plight of poor people.