Le Désespéré
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Title
Le Désespéré
Subject
A self portrait of artist Gustave Courbet as a young man in despair.
Description
The close up image shows the artists eyes wide open that devours the viewer. This painting makes Gustave leap out of the canvas. His face has a lot of despair, but it's unclear why this emotion is portrayed. This portrait is also landscape while most paintings are usually portrait.
Creator
Gustave Courbet
Source
Conseil Investissement Art BNP Paribas
Date
1845
Contributor
Swetha Mohandas
Rights
Public Domain
Format
Painting
Language
English
Type
Oil on Canvas
Coverage
Art during the Romanticism period.
Files
Citation
Gustave Courbet, “Le Désespéré,” Enlightenmens, accessed March 22, 2023, http://enlightenmens.lmc.gatech.edu/items/show/584.