Gustave Courbet : l'ecole de la nature = Gustave Courbet : the school of nature / sous la direction de = edited by Carine Joly, Valerie Pugin ; [essays by Carine Koly, Valerie Pugin, Dominique de Font-Reaulx, Petra ten-Doesschate Chu, Chantal Duverget].
Publisher:
SilvanaEditoriale,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
181 pages : chiefly color illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 29 cm
Exposition Saint-Claude. Musee de l'Abbaye. 2020-2021.
Notes:
Catalog of the exhibition held at the Musee de l'Abbaye, Saint-Claude, France, October 21, 2020-August 31, 2021. Includes bibliographical notes (pages 180-181).
Summary:
"With a vehement, political commitment to Realism in art, French painter Gustave Courbet embraced the harsh beauty of the natural world in his landscapes. The French countryside and the islands of Lake Geneva are represented as Courbet himself saw them, with overcast skies and muddy beaches captured in rich dark tones, and limestone cliffs rendered with the sharp stroke of a palette knife. This volume presents a series of important pieces by Courbet, sourced mainly from the collections of the Gustave Courbet Institute and the Musee Courbet of Ornans, as well as artworks by other 19th-century painters influenced by his style. The publication also delves into the significant contributions of art critic George Besson and painter Guy Bardone, both of whom were dedicated to the preservation of Courbet's complicated legacy through the acquisition of the artist's birthplace in Ornans and the conservation of his art."--From publisher's description.
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