When this French artist decided to take a completely new approach to paint, he revolutionized the world of art in the mid-19th century. Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) was a painter who depicted only what he could perceive. This was quite different from the paintings that were displayed at the Paris Salon at the time. It took …
Even though the career of this French artist started in the final period of the Romantic era, he never really adopted the emotional style of his colleagues. Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) was a Realism artist whose main aim was to depict subject matter as accurately as possible. He wasn’t interested in painting historical subjects either, something …
When a monumental painting by Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) was rejected for a very important event in Paris in the year 1855, he rebelled against the jurors who denied it. This would mark a great moment in the history of art, although it didn’t do him much good at the time. Today, this masterpiece by Courbet, …
The first years of the 1840s were a difficult period for Gustave Courbet (1819-1877), a French artist who was struggling to find his true artistic identity. His first paintings followed the ideals of the Romantic artists of the first half of the 19th century but he quickly abandoned this. Instead, he chose to produce realistic …
It takes a lot of willpower to break with established traditions, and this was something that Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) was up for. He rejected the academic standards and the ideals of the Romantic artists who came before him. He became the leading Realism artist of the 19th century because he only painted what he could …