Courbet occupies an important place in 19th-century French painting as an innovator and as an artist willing to make bold social statements through his work. Courbet's paintings of the late …

Gustave Courbet was a French painter and leader of the Realist movement. Courbet rebelled against the Romantic painting of his day, turning to everyday events for his subject matter. His …

Gustave Courbet was a controversial French painter, who bridged the gap between Romanticism and the Impressionist school of painters.

Gustave Courbet was central to the emergence of Realism in the mid-19 th century. Rejecting the classical and theatrical styles of the French Academy, his art insisted on the physical reality of …

May 1, 2009 · The self-proclaimed “proudest and most arrogant man in France,” Gustave Courbet created a sensation at the Paris Salon of 1850–51 when he exhibited a group of paintings set …

Courbet was the main exponent of Realism in 19th-century French painting. His work contrasts with the Classicism of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and the Romanticism of Eugène …

Gustave Courbet painted his region and many of the museums in the Doubs pay tribute to him. The recently renovated Besançon Museum of Fine Art and Archaeology has some of the …

A French painter who pioneered the Realism movement, Courbet turned away from the romantic idealism and neoclassical traditions that dominated the Academy. Instead, he painted the …

Indeed, Courbet has managed to remain as an inspiration to many despite his personal trials and challenges during his time. His ingenuity and craftsmanship made him one of the most revered …

Both of these journeys introduced Courbet to a new and less controversial subject for his work; it allowed his creative faculties to more fully expand beyond the boundaries of his usual imagery. …