Articles related to "Gustave Courbet"

Realism was the first revolutionary art movement which openly and explicitly posed a challenge to the authorities and is regarded as the first avant-garde movement.

See how well you know the 19th-century English or French artist who had only one leg, who had his marriage annulled, or who was financially ruined over a column.

These self-portraits by European artists - Heemskerck from the 16th century and von Marées and Courbet from the 19th century - feature realism.

The signs of the zodiac may have significantly affected the styles and lives of several modern artists.

Realistic, abstract, truthful or mysterious, an artist's self-portrait can provide fascinating insights.

What are the subjects doing in the paintings of these French artists and where can visitors see these paintings today?

The process of abstracting of forms found its extreme in Constructivism, the avant-garde art movement of the post-revolutionary Russian and later Soviet era.

An excellent painter and also a patron of his Impressionist colleagues, Bazille's career was tragically cut short by his death in the Franco-Prussian War.

To celebrate its 75th anniversary the Courtauld Gallery is showing its entire collection of works by Paul Cézanne, including letters, paintings, watercolours and drawings