Gustave Courbet France's Fearless Provocateur

摘要

A Pioneering Figure in the history of modernism and one of the major artists of mid 19th-century France, Gustave Courbet (1819-77) constantly was at odds with authority. He rejected artistic convention, challenged academic norms, and created artworks that scandalized the public. By rebelling against tradition, he paved the way for the Impressionists and, through them, modern art.