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Burial at Ornans

Left, Burial at Ornans by Gustave Courbet, 1819 - 1877. Courbet was born in Ornans.

Pierre Joseph Proudhom et ses enfants

Pierre Joseph Proudhom et ses enfants by Gustave Courbet. This painting was donated by Courbet's sister.

Courbet was a realistic painter.

Proudhom is considered the "father of French socialism", and died in 1865. He was a very close friend of Courbet.

X-rays of the painting show that Proudhom's wife had originally been in the painting, but had been painted over. This is thought to be because the couple were no longer on good terms. The wife believing that Proudhom should be doing more for the rights of women.

La sommeil

Left La sommeil (1866) by Gustave Courbet (1819 - 1877) 135 x 200 cm.