"Le Désespéré (The Desperate Man)" by Gustave Courbet returns to Paris this month. Let's unpack the mysteries surrounding ...

This week, the Musée d'Orsay in Paris will unveil The Desperate Man, the renowned self-portrait by French painter Gustave ...

Gustave Courbet (1819 – 1877) was a deeply controversial figure. Slurred as a ‘socialist painter’ he said, “I accept that title with pleasure. I am not only a socialist but a Democrat and a Republican ...

Courbet demonstrated to the next generation of great artists—Manet, Monet, Cezanne and many others—that it is possible to succeed artistically and economically apart from government approval. Gustave ...

Qatar has revealed itself as the owner of a famous self-portrait by French realist master Gustave Courbet and will loan the ...

The emirate purchased the painting for around €50 million about a decade ago from a French family and has agreed to loan it ...

The Musée d'Orsay will be exhibiting "Le Désespéré," Gustave Courbet's famous self-portrait, which has not been shown to the ...

Paris: Qatar has revealed itself as the owner of a famous self portrait by French realist master Gustave Courbet and will ...

PARIS (AP) — She was a courtesan who relied on financial support from rich men —but preferred the company of women— and died with a reputation as an honorable patroness of orphans. These are some of ...

Qatar has revealed that it owns Gustave Courbet ’s famed self-portrait The Desperate Man and will loan the painting to ...