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Gustave Courbet (1819-1877 ) was a French painter who led the Realist movement in 19th-century French painting. Best known as an innovator in Realism (and credited with coining the term), Courbet was a painter of figurative compositions, landscapes and seascapes. He also worked with social issues, and addressed peasantry and the grave working conditions of the poor. His work belonged neither to the predominant Romantic nor Neoclassical schools. Rather, Courbet believed the Realist artist's mission was the pursuit of truth, which would help erase social contradictions and imbalances. more from wikipedia »
Lake Geneva at Sunset
The Oak of Flagey Called Vercingetorix
The Origin of the World
Seaside at Palavas 1854
Chillon Castle 1874
Clouds over Lake Geneva
The Chateau de Chillon 1875
The Two Friends 1867
Sunset on Lake Geneva 1874
LOrigine du monde
LOrigine du monde
Seascape at Maguelonne
The Peasants of Flagey Returning from the Fair 1855
Les Cribleuses de ble
The Artists Studio
Le Sommeil 1866
The Chateau De Chillon 1877
Courbet: Self-Portrait
Courbet: Nude W/Dog 1861
Ophelia
Clouds on Lake Leman
Pommes
Flowers on a Bank
After the Storm
Snowy Landscape
The Meeting or Good Day Monsieur Courbet
The Studio of the Painter a Real Allegory
The Cliffs at Etretat after the Storm
The Poacher; Le Braconnier
Le Chateau De Chillon
Portrait of Madame Jacquet
Apples
The Poacher 1867
Ophelia 1842
Deer by a River
The Bridge at Ambrussum
The Sea at Palavas 1870
Portrait of Mlle Jacquet 1857
The Nap
Clouds on Lake Geneva 1875
A Woman with Jewellery 1867
Burial at Ornans (Un Enterrement a Ornans)
The Meetingor "Bonjour Monsieur Courbet"
Hector Berlioz
The Clairvoyant or the Sleepwalker
Jeune homme assis etude Autoportrait dit au chevalet
Album : portrait de jeune homme debout ; paysage les sources du Loiret
Album : Scène de rue avec des personnages des valises des sacs et des paquets