#ArtSaturday Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet, 1819 -1877
French painter who led Realism movementCourbet c 1860s, Photo by Atelier Nadar pic.twitter.com/vZkt69Q6ZE
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 29, 2019
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Courbet rejected Romanticism by painting only what he could see, i.e., unidealized subjects, whether human, animal, or nature.After Dinner at Ornans, 1849 pic.twitter.com/JPh7TAixoF
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 29, 2019
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Courbet’s early paintings brought him recognition because he did not paint religious or historical subjects, as was usual for painters of the period.Stone Breakers, 1849 pic.twitter.com/JSbvu9s7qw
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Courbet painted peasants and workers in their daily lives, paving the way for Realism in painting.The Farmers of Flagey on Their Return from the Market, 1850 pic.twitter.com/3SEUBStoOR
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 29, 2019
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Painting rural subjects or peasants was considered “vulgar” and was looked down upon, which made Courbet’s works controversial.Burial at Ornans, 1849-50
(display @ Paris Salon exhibition 1850-51 brought Courbet instant recognition and fame) pic.twitter.com/2gtI1d6x60— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 29, 2019
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His early work included many self-portraits.Self-Portrait, with Black Dog, 1842
Self-Portrait (with Black Dog), 1842
Self-Portrait with Leather Belt, 1847
Self-Portrait, with Cello (also, The Cellist), 1847 pic.twitter.com/2rrD5BpLAh— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 29, 2019
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Self-Portrait, with Pipe (also, Man with a Pipe, 1848), is one of Courbet’s most famous self-portraits. pic.twitter.com/CMVRaCsOle— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 29, 2019
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The Man Made Mad with Fear (1843) is a self-portrait that Courbet later made into one of his most famous paintings. pic.twitter.com/doI7GLEji4— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 29, 2019
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His dramatic Le Désespéré (Desperate Man), also, Self-Portrait, as a Desperate Man (1843-45) is one of the most startling self-portraits and one of Courbet’s most famous works. pic.twitter.com/T7VlVq3oaM— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 29, 2019
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Courbet claimed that he painted his self-portrait every time he changed: in that way, he said, he had painted his own autobiography.Self-Portraits, 1842, 1843-45, 1848 pic.twitter.com/inB1OLjIcq
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 29, 2019
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Courbet’s paintings made him a celebrity although many people said they did not understand his “message,” and some denounced him as a “socialist.”The Meeting (also, Bonjour, M. Courbet), 1854 pic.twitter.com/G3LhcOqGNZ
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 29, 2019
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Although Courbet attended art school for a short time, he was unhappy there and dissatisfied with his studies: academic classes promoted idealism of nature and of the human form.The Wheat Sifters (also, The Grain Sifters), 1854 pic.twitter.com/1Kjjl4ko9u
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 29, 2019
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Though some of his work caused outrage, Courbet attracted the patronage of Alfred Bruyas, a rich collector who bought The Bathers (1856), one of Courbet’s most famous paintings. pic.twitter.com/sXCXjhdQCU— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 29, 2019
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Bruyas’ patronage allowed Courbet to be independent and work only at his painting. His most famous work from this period is The Artist’s Studio (1855). pic.twitter.com/F6vDg442xR— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 29, 2019
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In 1855, the Salon jury accepted ten of Courbet’s paintings for the exhibition.Snow Effect, c 1860 pic.twitter.com/xnhMLxQCuJ
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 29, 2019
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Summer 1869: Courbet visited Etretat, painting several pictures that brought him universal praise, including The Wave (1869). pic.twitter.com/kVFKVvjaDo— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 29, 2019
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1869: Courbet visited Etretat in the summer and painted several pictures that brought him universal praise, including The Cliffs at Etretat, After the Storm (1870). pic.twitter.com/bU9ihgo63u— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 29, 2019
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After the 1870 exhibition, where Courbet’s work was universally praised, his reputation as a modern artist was solidified.Sea Coast in Normandy, 1867 pic.twitter.com/iFtmZ7dLnj
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One of Courbet’s favorite subjects for painting was the nude female form.Woman in the Waves, 1868 pic.twitter.com/VtZqXSTUos
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It is believed that some contemporaneous collectors of Courbet’s nudes bought the paintings specifically to destroy them because many of his paintings were considered “obscene.”Nude Woman with a Dog, 1861-62 pic.twitter.com/cbMuqkSk82
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 29, 2019
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Woman with a Parrot, 1866 pic.twitter.com/QaMi0msal5
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 29, 2019
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Two of Courbet’s most suggestive and graphic nudes, Origin of the World (1866) and Sleep (depicting two nude, sleeping, female lovers) (1866, were in private collections & hidden from public view till 1988.The Irish Girl, 1865-66 pic.twitter.com/avFCj5BvXw
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 29, 2019
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1877: At age 58, after a lifetime of heavy drinking and ill with serious liver disease, Courbet died.Stream in the Jura Mountains, 1872-73 pic.twitter.com/S7sjZYFZPI
— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) June 29, 2019
