Letters of Gustave Courbet

by Gustave Courbet

Book Overview

The French Realist painter Gustave Courbet (1819-77), a
pivotal figure in the emergence of modern painting, remains
an artist whose interests, attitudes, and friendships are
little understood. A voluminous correspondent, Courbet
himself, through his letters, offers a tantalizing avenue
toward a keener assessment of his character and
accomplishments. In her critical edition of over six hundred
of the artist's letters, Petra...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226116530
• ISBN13: 9780226116532
• Release Date: March 1992
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 733 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 7.2" x 9.8"