Movement / style

Realism

1840 – 1900

Europe Americas

A revolt against embellishment: Courbet and Millet paint peasants, workers and ordinary life without idealization — as it really is.

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Selected works

The Horse Fair
The Horse Fair c. 1853
The Gleaners
The Gleaners 1857
Portrait of a young man
Portrait of a young man c. 1857
Luncheon on the Grass
Luncheon on the Grass 1863
Woman with a Parrot
Woman with a Parrot 1866
Lise with a Parasol
Lise with a Parasol 1867
The Woman in the Waves
The Woman in the Waves 1868
In the Summer
In the Summer 1868
The Gross Clinic
The Gross Clinic 1875
Little Beggar
Little Beggar 1880
Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau)
Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau) 1884
Swimming
Swimming 1885
The Agnew Clinic
The Agnew Clinic 1889
La vuelta del malón
La vuelta del malón 1892
Fox Hunt
Fox Hunt 1893
The Gulf Stream
The Gulf Stream 1899
Young Woman at a Window 1925
Ivan Kupala. Fortunetelling on the wreaths.
Ivan Kupala. Fortunetelling on the wreaths. 2009