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Gustave Courbet Ulf Küster
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Küster, Ulf, Author.
- Series:
- Art to read.
- Art to read
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- provocateur.
- Realism.
- rebellious artist.
- society scandal.
- anti-establishment.
- art.
- biography.
- bohème.
- exhibition.
- Fondation Beyeler.
- Gustave Courbet.
- landscape painting.
- nineteenth century.
- painting.
- Paris.
- Local Subjects:
- provocateur.
- Realism.
- rebellious artist.
- society scandal.
- anti-establishment.
- art.
- biography.
- bohème.
- exhibition.
- Fondation Beyeler.
- Gustave Courbet.
- landscape painting.
- nineteenth century.
- painting.
- Paris.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (80 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin Hatje Cantz Verlag 2020
- Summary:
- Gustave Courbet (1819–1877) is considered to have introduced the practice of socially engaged painting, and he is viewed as one of the most important representatives of Realism. The direct and honest depictions of this artistic tendency—which ascribed to representing things as they are—challenged the idealized subject matter of academic painting and scandalized the Parisian society of the nineteenth century. Courbet became a leading figure of the rebellious artistic bohème and cultivated a lively exchange with the predominant poets and artists of his era. However, he was not merely an anti-establishment provocateur; he significantly revolutionized landscape painting. With seven essays this volume offers an introduction to selected aspects of the artist's life and work. His paintings will also inspire even those who may not be well versed in the world of art. Courbet's incredibly rich oeuvre and his exciting biography make him an artist worth discovering, again and again. GUSTAVE COURBET (1819–1877) is considered to have introduced the practice of socially engaged painting, and he is viewed as one of the most important representatives of Realism. The direct and honest depictions of this artistic tendency—which ascribed to representing things as they are—challenged the idealized subject matter of academic painting and scandalized the Parisian society of the nineteenth century. Courbet became a leading figure of the rebellious artistic bohème and cultivated a lively exchange with the predominant poets and artists of his era. However, he was not merely an anti-establishment provocateur; he significantly revolutionized landscape painting.
- Contents:
- Cover Table of Contents Prologue The Hammock Ornans – Flagey Industrialization in the Countryside Remarks on The Stonebreakers and The Wheat Sifters Eugène Delacroix Sees The Painter's Studio With Knife and Thumb Origine du monde – Origine de la peinture Epilogue Notes Biography Recommended Reading and Viewing Literature Acknowledgments Colophon Backcover
- ISBN:
- 3-7757-3867-3
- 3-7757-4900-4
- 3-7757-4899-7
- 3-7757-3878-9
- OCLC:
- 1201226073
- Publisher Number:
- 9783775748995
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