The Origin of the World

The Origin of the World Courbet, Gustave, 1819-1877 Artist Musee d'Orsay. ID=FPO still image Painting eng One of the most notoriously graphic portraits of all time, is Courbet's The Origin of the World, a full-frontal legs-spread record of a woman's torso from her breasts to her thighs. Courbet, who had a brilliantly and bluntly Realist style, was possibly the only artist alive who would, or could, have painted this unblinking portrait. One of the most notoriously graphic portraits of all time, is Courbet's The Origin of the World, a full-frontal legs-spread record of a woman's torso from her breasts to her thighs. Courbet, who had a brilliantly and bluntly Realist style, was possibly the only artist alive who would, or could, have painted this unblinking portrait. Period: Realism 1850 to 1875 School: Realism Movement: Realistic / Impressionistic French Painting Art and Art History Collection (Saskia)

The Origin of the World

Courbet, Gustave, 1819-1877 Artist

Musee d'Orsay. ID=FPO

still image

Painting

eng

One of the most notoriously graphic portraits of all time, is Courbet's The Origin of the World, a full-frontal legs-spread record of a woman's torso from her breasts to her thighs. Courbet, who had a brilliantly and bluntly Realist style, was possibly the only artist alive who would, or could, have painted this unblinking portrait.

One of the most notoriously graphic portraits of all time, is Courbet's The Origin of the World, a full-frontal legs-spread record of a woman's torso from her breasts to her thighs. Courbet, who had a brilliantly and bluntly Realist style, was possibly the only artist alive who would, or could, have painted this unblinking portrait.

Period: Realism 1850 to 1875

School: Realism

Movement: Realistic / Impressionistic

French

Painting

Art and Art History Collection (Saskia)