| Gustave Courbet: 1819-1877 (Taschen Basic Art) |  | Author: Fabrice Masanes
Publisher: Taschen
Category: Book
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Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Pages: 96
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.3 x 0.3
ISBN: 3822856835
EAN: 9783822856833
ASIN: 3822856835
Publication Date: October 1, 2006
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"I maintain," stated Gustave Courbet (1819-1877), "that painting is clearly a concrete art whose existence lies only in the representation of real and existing objects..." Courbet, who influenced and advised the fledgling Impressionists, was an outstanding representative of a naturalistic realism that highlights the contradictions and inequities in society. Revolutionary were Courbet's style, with dark hues and heavy brushstrokes, and choice of subject - depictions the life of plain people treated in an unsentimental, down to earth manner. His influence was enormous during his lifetime; he was offered the cross of the Legion of Honor in 1872 but he refused it. A man always at odds with authority, be it artistic or political, Courbet became a member of the Paris Commune and was briefly imprisoned and forced to flee to Switzerland for the final years of his life.
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