The Woman in the Waves

The Woman in the Waves (French - La Femme à la vague) is an 1868 painting by the French Realist painter Gustave Courbet, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.^[1][2]

The Woman in the Waves
Artist	Gustave Courbet
Year	1868
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	65.4 cm × 54 cm (25.7 in × 21 in)
Location	Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Accession	29.100.62

The picture is notable for its realistic flesh tones and trace of underarm hair.

The work is on view in the Metropolitan Museum's Gallery 811.