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Musee D'orsay: Gustave Courbet (1819 1877): A Biography
From the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, "Gustave Courbet (1819-1877): A Biography" is presented with a breakdown of major periods of the artists life and examples of paintings from each period.
Museum Network (UK)
Museum Network: "View at Ornans" by Gustav Courbet
From the British, Museum Network, which brings together information from and the expertise of various professionals at numerous museums, this is an object description of "View at Ornans" by the French nineteenth century realist painter,...
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Courbet and the Modern Landscape
The Getty's multimedia-rich exploration of the life and career of French realist Gustave Courbet, whose innovative approach to landscape painting inspired many artists who came after him, including Monet, Cezanne, and Pissarro. Along...
CGFA
Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Gustave Courbet
This gallery of Courbet's work includes well as a brief biography. Be sure to click the link at the bottom for more information.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Courbet, the Stonebreakers
"The Stonebreakers" by Gustave Courbet seems to lack the basics of art (things like a composition that selects and organizes, aerial perspective and finish) and as a result, it feels more "real". View a picture and read a description in...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Courbet, the Artist's Studio
The title of Courbet's painting "The Artist's Studio; A real allegory summing up seven years of my artistic and moral life" contains a contradiction: the words "real" and "allegory" have opposing meanings. Is it possible that Courbet is...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Madame Auguste Cuoq Gustave Courbet
See a portrait painted by Gustave Courbet.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Gustave Courbet
Artcyclopedia offers to Museums and Galleries on the internet that exhibit art work. On this page you will find links to Gustave Courbet. Many of Courbet's paintings contain nudes and may not be appropriate for grades 5-7.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Woman With a Parrot Gustave Courbet
The painting, by Courbet, and general information about it are on this page.
Van Gogh Gallery
The Van Gogh Gallery: Gustave Courbet
Biographical summary of the life and career of Gustave Courbet, a French painter during the Realism movement.
Baertracks
Creative Quotations From Gustave Courbet
This site from Creative Quotations contains five quotes from Gustave Courbet. A short piece of biographical information is also included. An interesting site.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Gustave Courbet
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Gustave Courbet.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Gustave Courbet
A Webmuseum English biographical essay, with a number of examples of his art work. Good images, each with a description.
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Self Portrait (Courbet With Black Dog)
An image of "Self-Portrait (Courbet with Black Dog)", created by Gustave Courbet in 1842 (Oil on canvas, 27 x 23 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Portrait of Juliette Courbet
An image of "Portrait of Juliette Courbet", created by Gustave Courbet in 1844 (Oil on canvas, 78 x 62 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Meeting or Bonjour Monsieur Courbet
An image of "The Meeting or Bonjour Monsieur Courbet", created by Gustave Courbet in 1854 (Oil on canvas, 129 x 149 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Courbet in His Cell at Sainte Pelagie
An image of "Courbet in his Cell at Sainte-Pelagie", created by Gustave Courbet in 1871 (Charcoal on paper, 160 x 270 mm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Portrait of Regis Courbet
An image of "Portrait of Regis Courbet", created by Gustave Courbet, c. 1840 (Oil on canvas, 73 x 60 cm).
ArtLex
Art Lex: Realism, or the Realist School
A straight forward description of realism in art, which has both a general and a specific meaning. Includes links to examples of nineteenth-century Realist art, including that of Courbet and Millet, two leading lights of the French...
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Web Gallery of Art: Young Man in a Landscape (The Guitarrero)
An image of "Young Man in a Landscape (The Guitarrero)", created by Gustave Courbet in 1844 (Oil on canvas, 55 x 41 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Lovers in the Countryside
An image of "Lovers in the Countryside", created by Gustave Courbet in 1844 (Oil on canvas, 77 x 60 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Lot and His Daughters
An image of "Lot and His Daughters", created by Gustave Courbet in 1844 (Oil on canvas, 89 x 116 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Sculptor
An image of "The Sculptor", created by Gustave Courbet in 1845 (Oil on canvas, 55 x 41 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Portrait of Urbain Cuenot
An image of "Portrait of Urbain Cuenot", created by Gustave Courbet in 1846 (Oil on canvas, 56 x 47 cm).