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

Artistic scandals were two a penny in 19th-century Paris, but perhaps the biggest scandal of all—in terms of sheer size—involved the strange, sombre, immense painting A Burial at Ornans, by Realism’s ...

A woman watches art restorers working at the painting "A burial at Ornans" by Gustave Courbet, from behind a glass window at the Orsay museum, Wednesday, May 7, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien ...

Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) was a renowned French painter who played a pivotal role in the development of the Realist art movement during the 19th century. He was born in Ornans, a small town in ...

Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter "When I stop being controversial, I'll stop being important," Gustave Courbet wrote to his parents in 1852. He was in his early ...

After more than 100 years in the hands of private foreign collectors, Courbet’s masterpiece “The Oak of Flagey” has returned to the artist’s native country thanks to an exceptional fundraising push by ...

PARIS (AP) — As they painstakingly scrape grime off a monumental painting by French artist Gustave Courbet, the restorers do a remarkable job of ignoring their unusual surroundings: They're watched by ...

In strokes of bold and daring artistry, Gustave Courbet, a master of the free, With canvas and with brush, he did create, A world of truth, where lies would not abate. Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) was ...