Gustave Courbet

French · 1819–1877

Realism

Also known as:

Courbet Courbet, G. Courbet, Gustave

Courbet's unidealized Realism—nude bathers, stag hunts, seascapes, working-class subjects painted with thick, vigorous impasto—challenged the academic establishment and established social content as a legitimate painterly subject. His landscapes and marine paintings appear regularly at auction, commanding above $5 million; rare important figure paintings exceed $15 million.

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