Gustave Courbet — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works624

Museum Acquisitions

Louvre

Previous Sales 107

Christie's

La forêt en hiver

Bought In

May 2025

Christie's

Les sources de la Loire

Bought In

May 2025

Sotheby's

Cliff of Etretat (Falaise d'Etretat, la Porte d'Aval)

$660,000

Feb 2025

Christie's

Le poète ou Le sculpteur

Sotheby's

Christie's

Le Ruisseau de Puits Noir

£81,900 ($108k USD)

Jun 2024

Christie's

Le Château de Chillon, Lake Geneva

£100,800 ($133k USD)

Dec 2023

Christie's

Portrait of M. Nicolle

Bought In

Dec 2023

Christie's

Un barrage près d’Ornans, or L’Écluse de la Loue

Sotheby's

Christie's

Étretat-La Porte d'Aval

Bought In

Oct 2023

Christie's

Deux vaches a la robe marron

Christie's

Sotheby's

Le Château de Chillon

£75,000 ($99k USD)

Dec 2022

Christie's

Le Château de Chillon, Lake Geneva

£403,200 ($532k USD)

Dec 2022

Sotheby's

Saulaie, bords de la Charente

Withdrawn

Mar 2022

Sotheby's

La Pauvresse de village

Withdrawn

Mar 2022

Sotheby's

Paysage près d'Ornans

Sotheby's

Christie's

Les cribleuses de blé, esquisse

€475,000 ($523k USD)

Oct 2021

Christie's

Les Gorges des Saillon

£25,000 ($33k USD)

Jul 2021

Sotheby's

Baigneuses dans la forêt

Christie's

Christie's

Bords de la Loue avec rochers à gauche

€798,000 ($878k USD)

Oct 2020

Sotheby's

GUSTAVE COURBET | PAYSAGE FRANC-COMTOIS OR LE VALLON VERT

Unknown

Oct 2020

For Sale 10

French & Company LLC · Artsy

Effet de Neige, 1866

For sale

Oi on canvas

The National Gallery, London · Artsy

The Trellis, or Young Woman arranging Flowers, 1862

For sale

Oil on canvas

British Museum · Artsy

Self Portrait, 1852

For sale

Black chalk and charcoal on paper

Cleveland Museum of Art · Artsy

Panoramic View of the Alps, Les Dents du Midi, 1877

For sale

Oil on fabric

National Museum of Western Art · Artsy

Sleeping Nude, 1858

For sale

Oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland · Artsy

Jo, The Beautiful Irish Girl, 1866

For sale

Oil on canvas

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Artsy

Woman with a Parrot, 1866

For sale

Oil on canvas

Art History 101 · Artsy

Alfred Bruyas, 1854

For sale

Jeu de Paume · Artsy

Home en blouse debout sur une barricade (projet de frontispice pour Le Salut public), 1848

For sale

La Galerie Cotignac · 1stDibs

'Paysage de Neige Dans le Jura, Avec Chevreuil'. Mid 19th Century Oil on Canvas.

For sale

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Market694 auction results

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$5.2K – $15M

96 of 117 paintings lots with prices

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$439K

Object-type specific

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$99.0K

96 priced paintings lots

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May 2025 · $965K

Latest tracked sale in this object type

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Paintings: $99.0K medianWorks on paper: $59.4K medianSculpture/objects: $660K medianEditioned prints: $1.0K medianUnclassified lots: — median

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Education1

Académie de la Grande Chaumière

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Publications19

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Monograph 6

Courbet's Landscapes

Yale University Press · 2022

Gustave Courbet

Hatje Cantz · 2014

Courbet

Thames & Hudson · 2007

Image of the people

Thames & Hudson · 1999

Courbet

Phaidon Press · 1997

Gustave Courbet. Der Ursprung der Welt. Ein Lust- Stück

Prestel · 1997

Exhibition Catalog 10

Gustave Courbet

Hatje Cantz · 2014

Réalisme: La symphonie des contraires

Hatje Cantz · 2014

Die historische Sammlung Otto Gerstenberg

Hatje Cantz · 2012

Courbet: A Dream of Modern Art

Hatje Cantz · 2010

Courbet: Ein Traum von der Moderne

Hatje Cantz · 2010

Kunst zum Hören: Gustave Courbet

Hatje Cantz · 2010

Gustave Courbet

Hatje Cantz · 2008

Landschaften von Brueghel bis Kandinsky

Hatje Cantz · 2001

Courbet Author

Skira · 1999

Courbet reconsidered

Yale University Press · 1988

Survey 3

Making It Modern: Essays on the Art of the Now

Thames & Hudson · 2022

The Self-Portrait: A Cultural History

Thames & Hudson · 2015

The Impressionists

Thames & Hudson · 1995

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Current Exhibitions0

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Museum Folkwang

ICH, GUSTAVE COURBET Maler und Rebell

Gustave Courbet

Museumsplatz 1, 45128 Essen, Germany

Jul 17, 2026 — Oct 15, 2026

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Harvard Art Museums

On Location: Drawing the Outdoors

Vincent van Gogh, J. M. W. Turner, John Constable, Gustave Courbet, Edouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, Paul Cézanne

32 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

Sep 18, 2026 — Jan 17, 2027

On Location: Drawing the Outdoors September 18, 2026–January 17, 2027 Special Exhibitions Gallery, Harvard Art Museums Discover how an intimate and reflectiv...

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Busch-Reisinger Museum

On Location: Drawing the Outdoors

Vincent van Gogh, J. M. W. Turner, John Constable, Gustave Courbet, Edouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, Paul Cézanne

Sep 18, 2026 — Jan 17, 2027

On Location: Drawing the Outdoors September 18, 2026–January 17, 2027 Special Exhibitions Gallery, Harvard Art Museums Discover how an intimate and reflectiv...

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Recent News20

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Lucian Freud Sleeping By The Lion Carpet £35 Million Auction

Lucian Freud's monumental painting *Sleeping by the Lion Carpet* (1995–96) is heading to auction this June at Sotheby's London with an estimate of £25…

marketJun 10, 2026

In Vienna, a major exhibition on Courbet celebrates the artist's love of freedom and truth

The Leopold Museum in Vienna has opened a major retrospective of Gustave Courbet, the first of its kind in the Austrian capital. Featuring over 100 wo…

exhibitionsMay 31, 2026

Nicola Florimbi’s Paintings Are Unsettling and Necessary

Hyperallergic reviews Nicola Florimbi's debut exhibition "Rooms" at Corbett vs. Dempsey in Chicago, featuring 10 acrylic paintings that depict individ…

reviewMay 29, 2026

Newly Authenticated Whistler Portrait Sheds Light on His Formative Years

New conservation research has authenticated James McNeill Whistler's earliest-known portrait, a pocket-sized painting produced while he was living in …

exhibitionsMay 29, 2026

The 10 Best Art History Websites to Pass Your Exams

Beaux Arts Magazine has published a guide for French high school and university students preparing for art history and visual arts exams in the 2025–2…

cultureMay 29, 2026

Bringing Courbet’s ‘A Burial at Ornans’ Back to Life, While Visitors Watch

The Musée d’Orsay in Paris has turned the yearlong restoration of Gustave Courbet’s monumental 22-foot painting 'A Burial at Ornans' into a public spe…

exhibitionsMay 27, 2026

Fancy a European art break with fewer crowds? Try one of these five cities | Europe holidays

The article highlights five European cities—Zurich, Lille, Warsaw, and others—as alternatives to crowded art capitals like Paris and London for art-fo…

cultureMay 26, 2026

Pourquoi ce secret autour du Désespéré de Gustave Courbet ?

Gustave Courbet's painting *Le Désespéré* (1843-1845), owned by Qatar Museums Authority, was loaned to the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. The French art publ…

policyMay 26, 2026

What You (Maybe) Didn't Know About Édouard Manet

Édouard Manet (1832–1883), a pivotal figure bridging realism and impressionism, is the subject of a feature article in Beaux Arts Magazine. The piece …

cultureMay 25, 2026

The Brooklyn Museum Presents Cézanne to Modigliani: Gifts of Modern Art from the Pearlman Collection

The Brooklyn Museum is presenting an exhibition titled "Cézanne to Modigliani: Gifts of Modern Art from the Pearlman Collection." The show features mo…

exhibitionsMay 24, 2026

James McNeill Whistler was more than just a combative ‘coxcomb’

Carol Jacobi, curator of a new exhibition at Tate Britain in London, aims to reframe the legacy of James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), an artist often…

exhibitionsMay 19, 2026

James McNeill Whistler review – a luscious, seductive blockbuster for the painter who scandalised Britain

Tate Britain has opened a major retrospective dedicated to James McNeill Whistler, the American painter who scandalized Victorian Britain. The exhibit…

reviewMay 19, 2026

The 16 Most Expensive Artworks Ever Sold at Auction

ARTnews published an updated list of the 16 most expensive artworks ever sold at auction, highlighting recent record-breaking sales such as Gustav Kli…

marketMay 18, 2026

The Langmatt Museum in Baden Reopens Its Doors

The Langmatt Museum in Baden, Switzerland, has reopened after a two-year, €21 million renovation of its Art Nouveau villa, which required urgent struc…

exhibitionsMay 18, 2026

Photographs of Victorine Meurent who posed for 'Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe' discovered by chance in Grenoble

A chance discovery at the Musée de Grenoble has unearthed two previously unknown photographs of Victorine Meurent, the favorite model of Édouard Manet…

newsMay 13, 2026

11 Must-See Shows During New York Art Week 2026

New York Art Week 2026 is set to be a packed event, with major art fairs including Frieze, TEFAF, and Independent all scheduled within a single week t…

exhibitionsMay 11, 2026

The Best Exhibitions to See in Paris Right Now

Beaux Arts Magazine has published a guide to the best current exhibitions in Paris for spring 2026, highlighting major shows such as "Martin Parr. Glo…

exhibitionsMay 5, 2026

Which exhibitions and museums to visit in the evening this May in Paris?

Paris museums and galleries are extending their hours for evening visits in May, with many offering late-night openings on specific weekdays. The Pala…

localMay 1, 2026

New biography of Chaïm Soutine pieces together illusive artist's life and works

A new biography of Chaïm Soutine, the early 20th-century painter, has been published. The book, written by Celeste Marcus, attempts to piece together …

reviewApr 22, 2026

'To Paint Is To Love Again' at Crèvecoeur, Paris–Cascades, France on 9 Apr–27 May 2026

The group exhibition 'To Paint Is To Love Again' at Crèvecoeur gallery in Paris explores the theme of artistic freedom, play, and a childlike approach…

exhibitionsApr 21, 2026

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Past Exhibitions4

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Museum Folkwang

I, GUSTAVE COURBET

Gustave Courbet

Museumsplatz 1, 45128 Essen, Germany

Jan 1, 2026

Gustave Courbet L‘Homme à la pipe, um 1849Öl auf Leinwand © Musée Fabre de Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole / Foto Frédéric Jaulmes 17. Jul 2026 – 08. Nov ...

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