Gustave Courbet: The School of Nature

This book deals with the theme of landscape in a transversal way, by presenting a set of important works by Gustave Courbet (mainly from the collections of the Gustave Institute and the Courbet dOrnans Museum) and other 19th century artists collaborators or friends of Courbet who have fully embraced nature and the landscape, putting them at the heart of their artistic approaches.

Among other things, will be revealed the involvement of Saint-Claudes George Besson (1882- 1971), who worked for the acquisition of Courbets birthplace which would later house the museum then that of Guy Bardone (1927-2015), donor of the collection preserved by the Abbey Museum, who would then be General Secretary of the Courbet Institute for nearly 15 years.

Text in English and French.
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