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Gustave Courbet Biography
Gustave Courbet was born in 1819 in Ornans, a small town in the heart of the Franche-Comté. He was the eldest of four children, and the only son.
They were a close-knit family and prosperous, thanks to his father's extensive estates.
Gustave courbet brief biography
Courbet showed his affection for his family throughout his life. He left behind many portraits of them, sometimes among the figures in his great compositions. He had a similar fondness for his native region which he used as a background in a number of his paintings.
At various times in his life, Courbet travelled to the north of France where he was well liked.
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He lived in Paris, visited Saintonge, the birthplace of his friend Castagnary, went to Normandy with the American painter Whistler, and also to Montpellier at the invitation of Bruyas, his friend and patron. But he always returned to the Franche-Comté.
It was with "an unshakeable self-confidence and indomitable tenacity" (Castagnary) that Courbet launched into a