{"product_id":"gustave-courbet-gustave-courbet-9783753309668","title":"Gustave Courbet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet the realist rebel of 19th-century French art and politics--a self-confident socialist who insisted upon both artistic and political autonomy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished with Folkwang Museum, Essen\/Leopold Museum, Vienna.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I am the proudest and most arrogant man in France,\" boasted Gustave Courbet (1819-77) in an 1853 letter to a friend. His fellow artists, salon jurists, critics and the general population would have likely agreed. From setting up his own \"Pavilion of Realism\" at the Exposition Universelle to leading the Federation of Artists during the brief-lived Paris Commune, Courbet became as well known for his political involvement as for his socially committed style of painting. His portraits, landscapes and still lifes are quiet, contemplative and even mournful, and provide a stark contrast to the rapid political and industrial changes of his time. This exhibition catalog provides an extensive survey of Courbet's revolutionary realism, from his early self-portraits to his egalitarian \u003ci\u003eThe Stone Breakers\u003c\/i\u003e and his controversial \u003ci\u003eL'Origine du monde\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gustave Courbet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3753309664\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783753309668\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Walther Konig Verlag\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Gustave Courbet","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48801382138111,"sku":"9783753309668","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gustave-courbet-gustave-courbet-9783753309668","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}