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Gustave Courbet

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Dark oil portrait of a man in a black coat and white collar, head turned and lowered, against a shadowy background.

Portrait of the Composer Hector Berlioz

1850

Painting of a rushing forest brook over mossy boulders, with dark trees and a rocky cliff beneath a patch of blue sky.

A Brook in the Forest, Jura

1872

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a white shirt and dark cravat against a red-brown background.

Bildnis des Dichters Pierre Dupont

1868

Three men meet on a dirt road in open countryside, one doffing his hat, with a spotted dog and a distant carriage.

The Meeting, or Bonjour, Monsieur Courbet!

1854

Painting of a windswept landscape with bent trees, a river, rocky banks, and a dark streaked stormy sky.

The Gust of Wind

1865

Dark forested ravine with a shallow river over boulders, steep rock cliffs on both sides and a patch of sky above.

The Valley of Les Puits-Noir

1868

Oil portrait of a woman in black with white lace collar, gesturing beside a flower vase and coins on a marble table.

Mère Grégoire

1855, reworked 1857-59

Painting of rocky cliffs over a stream with two deer on a grassy bank in the lower right.

Felsige Landschaft mit Rehen

Painting of pale rocky cliffs with a waterfall, dark shrubs and trees, and a stream in the foreground under a pale sky.

Landscape with Rocky Cliffs and a Waterfall

1872

Still life of red and yellow apples on the ground before a dark tree and a cloudy, reddish sky.

Still Life with Apples

1871

Painting of a snowy winter forest with a large bare tree at centre and muted brown and cream tones.

Winter Landscape

1850

Painting of a rocky cliff with moss and trees beside a waterfall and stream under a cloudy sky.

Courbet - Rocky Landscape with Waterfall, circa 1870 -1900, 2341 (MK)

1873

Painting of blossoming apple trees, a wooden barn, poplars and pale limestone cliffs under a cloudy sky.

Courbet - Les pommiers du père Courbet à Ornans, 1873, 2591 (MK)

1873

Painting of a shallow brook flowing between rocky cliffs and dense green trees under a pale turquoise sky.

The Hidden Brook

ca. 1873-77

Painting of a shaded forest stream winding between pale rock cliffs and tall trees, with mossy stones in the water.

The Stream (Le Ruisseau du Puits-Noir; vallée de la Loue)

1855

Dark cave interior with pale rock walls, still water, a small standing figure on a wooden platform, and rushing water at righ

La Grotte de la Loue

1864

Painting of chalk cliffs and beached fishing boats on a sandy shore at low tide, with the sea on the right.

Beach in Normandy

c. 1872/1875

Oil portrait of a young girl in a brown hat, dark cape and white collar against a pale background.

Portrait of a Young Girl

1857

Painting of a young woman with dark hair reading an open book outdoors, lying among trees and foliage, a white drape over her

A Young Woman Reading

c. 1866/1868

Painting of wooden boats on a pebbled beach below chalk cliffs, with turquoise sea and a cloudy grey sky.

Boats on a Beach, Etretat

c. 1872/1875

Painting of a sunlit meadow with a winding stream, a group of pollarded trees, a tall poplar, and a blue sky with clouds.

La Bretonnerie in the Department of Indre

1856

Painting of a calm turquoise sea under a cloudy sky with a sandy beach in the foreground.

Calm Sea

1866

Painting of dark rocks on a shoreline under a red, cloudy sky, with two small sailboats on the calm sea.

The Black Rocks at Trouville

1865/1866

Painting of a young woman with long curly red hair looking into a hand mirror while holding a lock of her hair.

Jo, the Beautiful Irish Girl

1866

Oil portrait of a young girl in a striped dress seated in a carved armchair beside a potted geranium and drapery.

Portrait of Juliette Courbet

1844

Small oil sketch of a seated boy in blue jacket and cap beneath a large tree, with a bearded head fragment at right edge.

Autoportrait de Gustave Courbet à l'âge de quatorze ans ; fragment de tête barbue

1833

Half-length portrait of a bearded man with dark hair in a dark coat, gazing at the viewer against a gray background.

Portrait de Jules Vallès (1832-1885), écrivain

1861

Painting of a donkey lowering its head to drink from a trough against a dark, muted background.

L'âne

1863

Portrait de femme

1855

Half-length portrait of a heavyset man in a dark coat and white cravat, gazing downward against a dark background.

Portrait de Monsieur Corbinaud

1863

Painting of a pale green grape cluster hanging from a vine among dark leaves, with a small patch of blue sky.

Grappe de raisins

1871

Painting of cattle resting in a meadow under trees, with sleeping haymakers and a distant cart beneath a cloudy sky.

La Sieste pendant la saison des foins

1868

Painting of a hanging roe deer carcass against a tree trunk with red autumn foliage behind it.

Le chevreuil

1876

Painting of rocky limestone cliffs among green trees and a grassy slope under a pale blue sky.

Rochers à Ornans

1869

Les amants dans la campagne. Sentiments du jeune âge

1844

Painting of a young woman with dark hair and an ivy wreath, wearing gold studded armor, against a teal background.

Portrait de Zélie Courbet

1842

Night street scene of firefighters with a pump cart and smoke, with onlookers gathered among stone buildings.

Pompiers courant à un incendie

1851

Two nude women sleeping entwined on a white bed beside a blue curtain, a flower vase and a glass decanter on a table.

Le Sommeil

1866

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man with white hair in a dark coat and cravat against a brown background.

Portrait de Régis Courbet, père de l'artiste

1874

Oil portrait of a young girl with braided hair seated in a wooden chair, wearing a striped dress with lace collar.

Portrait de Juliette Courbet

1844

Two women rest on a riverbank under a tree, one sleeping in a white dress, the other holding wildflowers, with a boat on the

Les demoiselles des bords de la Seine (été)

1857

Painting of a rocky shore with a white church on a cliff, sailboats on blue water, and hazy mountains under cloudy sky.

View of Lake Geneva

Painting of a shaded rocky gorge with a shallow stream flowing between limestone cliffs and dense green trees.

The Stream of the Black Well

1872

Painting of rough grey waves breaking on rocks below a cliff under a heavy cloudy sky.

View of a rough sea near a cliff

1873

Oil portrait of a young woman with dark hair pulled back, turned slightly left, against a dark olive background.

Portrait of a Young Woman

1845

Painting of a large green wave breaking over dark rocks under a grey, pink-tinged cloudy sky.

The Wave

1870

Painting of a seated man in orange tunic and chainmail raising a goblet, with helmeted companions at a table behind him.

Louis Guéymard as Robert le Diable

1857

Painting of a sleeping nude woman on a rumpled white bed beside a red curtain and a window showing a dark landscape.

眠れる裸婦

1858

Painting of a nude woman seated by a forest brook, one arm reaching toward branches, white cloth draped across her legs.

Bather Sleeping by a Brook

1845

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a black dress with lace cuffs, hands clasped, before dense green foliage.

Madame de Brayer

1858

Painting of three figures sifting and sorting wheat in a rustic interior, with a woman in a red dress holding a sieve.

The Wheat Sifters

1854

Painting of white chalk cliffs and a natural arch above a rough sea, with dark boats beached on the shore.

The Etretat Cliffs after the Storm

1870

Two men breaking stones on a dry hillside, one kneeling with a hammer and one carrying a basket of rocks.

The Stone Breakers

1849

Painting of peasants riding horses and leading oxen, a pig, and cattle along a dirt road under a cloudy sky.

Peasants from Flagey back from the Fair

1850

Painting of a shaded forest gorge with a shallow rocky river, boulders, pale cliffs and trees under a patch of sky.

Felsiges Flußtal

1865

Painting of a calm sea with pale clouds, wet sand in the foreground, and small distant sailboats on the horizon.

Courbet - Mer calme à Palavas, MNR 880

1850

Painting of four men in a dim tavern, one smoking a pipe, with a table of bread and wine and a dog on the floor.

Une après-dinée à Ornans

1849

Stormy sea with white-capped waves under dark clouds, two beached wooden boats on a rocky shore, and a red sail far out.

La Mer orageuse

1870

Painting of a woman in a grey dress and white lace bonnet, looking to the side against a dark background.

Portrait of Madame Proudhon

1865

Painting of a lake shore with a rocky cliff, two white-sailed boats on grey water, and mountains under cloudy skies.

Bord du lac Léman, près de Vevey, dit aussi Paysage au lac

1869

Painting of tall pale rock cliffs above a green meadow with a small white house at their base and a blue sky.

Rock of ten hours

1855

Snowy landscape with a rocky cliff, dark wooded hillside and golden shrubs under a pale blue sky, by Gustave Courbet.

Courbet - Paysage sous la neige, 1862, MNR 173

1862

Bust-length portrait of a bearded man in spectacles and dark clothing against a dark background, by Gustave Courbet.

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

1865

Painting of a waterfall cascading between dark rocky cliffs into a pool, framed by green trees under a cloudy sky.

The Cascade