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Etienne Carjat (1828-1906) was firstly a cartoonist and lithographer, then a photographer, playwright and journalist. He was introduced to photography by Pierre Petit and opened his first professional studio around 1855, specialising in portraiture. His work is characterised by the absence of...
Twelve years younger than Gustave, Juliette Courbet appears in this portrait as the daughter of a rural public figure, posing for her brother, who had been living in Paris since the autumn of 1839. This adolescent portrait with her intense yet elusive gaze exudes an unsettled atmosphere which...
Gustave Courbet depicted himself as the young artist that he then was, of Bohemian elegance, travelling with his sketchpad and black spaniel in search of subjects to depict. The slim head, still beardless and framed by long black curly locks, reveals the beauty of a self-assured young man...
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The Firemen is one of Courbet’s most enigmatic large-scale works.After the death of her brother, Juliette Courbet found this huge canvas rolled up in his studio and donated it to the City of Paris.
This rural scene painted by Courbet offers a tranquil vision of peasant life, depicted in a monumental format. It is a record of his stay with his friend Doctor Ordinaire during the summer of 1867.
Courbet, who paved the way for Realism in the mid-19th century, remained on the fringes of official art thanks to the support of a few collectors. He asserted his originality through his depictions of women in particular. Nudes with lifelike flesh shocked visitors to the Salon who were used to...
These young women have come out from the city one hot summer's day to cool off by the waterside.The realism of this very sensual scene is manifest in the frankness of the faces and postures.
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