Gustave Courbet
Gustave Courbet
Gustave Courbet, c. 1860s(portrait photograph by Nadar)
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a French painter who led the Realism movement in 19th-century French painting.
Born
Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet 10 June 1819 Ornans, Doubs, France
Died
31 December 1877 (aged 58) La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland
Known for
Painting, sculpting
Awards
Gold-Medal winner, 1848 Salon Nominated to receive the French Legion of Honor in 1870 (refused)
adultbasic
France
era
1800+
Movement
Realism
Notable work
The Stone Breakers (1849) A Burial At Ornans (1849–1850) The Painter's Studio (1855) L'Origine du monde (1866)
Patron(s)
Alfred Bruyas