Neither God nor master. Gustave Courbet only obeyed one rule, that of nature. Forget the sulphurous image of the realistic painter whose career was marred by many scandals; and let yourself be guided by the poetry of its solitary landscapes taken on the grounds at the water's edge or on the banks of a stream. On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Impressionism, the Courbet Museum takes us on a stroll along the rocky and green canvases of a poet of nature, lover of the trees and the great undergrowth of the Franche-Comté landscape. In his paintings, the artist gradually eclipses the human figure, preferring to freeze on the canvas the rapid passage of a running deer. However, Gustave Courbet is not going it alone here. On his way, the painter meets some of his contemporaries, Camille Corot and Théodore Rousseau.

This enchanting stroll does not stop there, continuing in the work of Barbizon painter Constant Troyon before joining the versatile palette of Claude Monet. Thanks to this exceptional loan from the Musée d'Orsay, the father of impressionism transports us to the coasts of Belle-Île, establishing a powerful dialogue between his storm warning and this other sea landscape painted by the master of the place.

Did you know?
Gustave Courbet in the turmoil of the Commune? A few days after Bloody Week, the realist painter was arrested and imprisoned in the Conciergerie. Fighting “against all forms of authoritarian government and divine right”, the artist defended himself from the accusations, explaining that he had done everything to protect Parisian museums. During his incarceration, Courbet continued his activity and painted around ten still lifes.

COURBET MUSEUM
Until August 27, 2024
1 place Robert Fernier, 25290 Ornans