{"product_id":"15895-gustave-courbet","title":"Gustave Courbet","description":"\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"\u003e\u003cFONT size=2\u003eThe life and works of Gustave Courbet (1819–1877)—widely considered one of the most outstanding advocates of Realism—represent a revolt against the academic tradition of painting and conservative politics. Technically masterful, his captivating paintings contrasted the idealization of nature with realistic representation, often triggering downright scandal among his contemporaries.\u003c?xml:namespace prefix = \"o\" \/\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"\u003e\u003cFONT size=2\u003eBy examining Courbet’s major works—self-portraits, portraits, genre paintings, landscapes, nudes, hunting scenes, still lifes—this splendid volume spans the Frenchman’s entire artistic career and his involvement with politics. Renowned experts shed light on his development of a realistic, critical style, describe his great influence on both contemporaries and later generations, and consider his works in their own art-historical context, as well as his relationship to early photography, which also strove to create a faithful reproduction of reality.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003cFONT size=2 face=TheSans\u003e\u003c\/FONT\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003cFONT size=2 face=TheSans\u003e\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans\"\u003e\u003cFONT size=2 face=TheSans\u003e\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/P\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans\"\u003eExhibition schedule: Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, October\u0026nbsp;13, 2007–January 28, 2008 \u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003cFONT face=TheSans\u003e\u003cSPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Console'\"\u003e·\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003cSPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans\"\u003e The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, February \u0026nbsp;27–May 18, 2008 \u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003cSPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Console'\"\u003e·\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003cSPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans\"\u003e Musée Fabre, Montpellier, June 13–September 28, 2008\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n","brand":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44874813079816,"sku":"9783775721097","price":58.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8948\/8049\/files\/odoo_9783775721097_188952f9-0f55-40e8-9b6b-9f9b141b2ede.jpg?v=1744094661","url":"https:\/\/www.hatjecantz.de\/en\/products\/15895-gustave-courbet","provider":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","version":"1.0","type":"link"}