Gustave Courbet

Gustave Courbet (1819–1877) was a France painter, sculptor and communard.

Also recorded as Jean Desire Gustave Courbet; Jean-Désiré-Gustave Courbet; Gi︠u︡stav Kurbe; Jean-Desire-Gustave Courbet; Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet; Gust. Courbet.

Overview

The authority record associates the name with French Realism. Work is classified under portrait, animal painting and genre painting. Places of work recorded in the authority include Paris and Ornans. Works named in the authority record include Source of a Mountain Stream, L'Origine du monde, Source and A Burial at Ornans. Catalogue entries for paintings state support, medium, dimensions and signature. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

French painter (1819–1877)

Sources

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“Gustave Courbet”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q34618: Gustave Courbet
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