A detailed look at his paintings of the rural poor which led up to Naturalism, and how he used a compositional formula so successfully.
Courbet
We don’t know their names as well, but we know the faces and bodies of those who model for artists. They achieve some kind of immortality.
A prolific and individualistic German painter of landscapes, mythology, and genre scenes, now little-known outside Germany. Part 1 of 2.
Includes brilliant paintings of coastal storms by Vernet, Constable, JWM Turner, and Courbet.
Is it really futile and impossible to try to paint the wind? Here’s a selection of evidence, drawn from landscapes and marines.
Born two centuries ago, his paintings anticipated and influenced those of the mainstream Impressionists. He even painted from a floating studio.
The Death of Sardanapalus, a story from Orlando Furioso, and the question of narrative in Courbet’s paintings.
Trees in snowy landscapes, as painted by Bruegel, van Ruisdael, Courbet, and a multitude of Impressionists. A Wintry feast.
This extended essay is likely to change much of our thinking about painting, perhaps art in general. It may be the most important book about art of this decade.
Monet’s paintings are overfamiliar, overexposed, and devalued. Can this book cast fresh light?
The Eclectic Light Company 