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Definition of Courbet
1. Noun. French painter noted for his realistic depiction of everyday scenes (1819-1877).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Courbet
Literary usage of Courbet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern Art: Being a Contribution to a New System of æsthetics by Julius Meier-Graefe (1908)
"The conquering spirit of our modern painting derives from courbet. Not the art
alone, ... There is nothing timid, childlike or good-natured about courbet. ..."
2. Modern Art: Being a Contribution to a New System of æsthetics by Julius Meier-Graefe (1908)
"The conquering spirit of our modern painting derives from courbet. Not the art
alone, ... There is nothing timid, childlike or good-natured about courbet. ..."
3. The History of Modern Painting by RICHARD. MUTHER (1907)
"As David was at the head of Belgian painting from 1800, and Delaroche from 1830,
courbet held sway over it from 1850 to 1870. The historical picture, along ..."
4. Brochures (1871)
"courbet. courbet est un des derniers élus de la Commune. ... Surtout lorsqu'il
a absorbé un nombre suffisant de bocks, courbet doit s'en contenter. ..."
5. Modern French Masters: A Series of Biographical and Critical Reviews by by John Charles Van Dyke (1896)
"They are admitted to be good; but people " don't care for them," and treat them
and courbet with a sort of respectful indifference. ..."
6. The Story of French Paintingby Charles Henry Caffin by Charles Henry Caffin (1911)
"The man was found in courbet. courbet announced himself a realist; and possibly
he was one in ... courbet had no use for nymphs in cheese-cloth draperies, ..."
7. Artists of the Nineteenth Century and Their Works: A Handbook Containing Two by Clara Erskine Clement Waters, Laurence Hutton (1879)
"courbet, Gustave. (Fr.) Born at Ornans (1819-1877). ... courbet was sent to Paris
by his father in 1839 for the purpose of studying law. ..."
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