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Mme L... (Laure Borreau)

1863

Gustave Courbet

(French, 1819–1877)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
oil on fabric
Measurements
Framed: 112.4 x 93 x 12.1 cm (44 1/4 x 36 5/8 x 4 3/4 in.); Unframed: 81 x 61.2 cm (31 7/8 x 24 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1962.2
Public Domain
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Did You Know?

Courbet once wrote of Laure Borreau, the sitter in this portrait, "I am in love with a splendid lady, the driving force behind my triumph."

Description

Painted during Courbet's stay in the Saintonge region of western France, this portrait depicts Laure Borreau, owner of a fabric store and ladies confectionery. As the leader of the Realist movement in France, Courbet aimed to convey his democratic and socialist ideals by portraying ordinary people in a truthful, unidealized manner. While considering himself a radical innovator, Courbet nonetheless exhibited this portrait under the title Mme L... at the Paris Salon of 1863.

Mme L... (Laure Borreau)

1863

Gustave Courbet

(French, 1819–1877)
France, 19th century

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