Origin of the world

Date: 1866
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France
Dimensions: 55 x 46

Courbet painted female nudes regularly, sometimes only out of purely promiscuous impulses. But in The Origin of the World he goes much further, giving his image its famous incredibility and ability to command attention. Here, Courbet depicts the female genitalia with almost anatomical accuracy. He uses amber colors, which he manages to achieve a non-vulgar impression. Nevertheless, the work has caused uproar and long debates over Courbet's extravagant style.

Courbet painted picture Origin of the world in 1866. Prevailing color of this fine art print is vivid and its shape is landscape. Original size is 55 x 46. This art piece is located in Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Gustave Courbet (1819 - 1877). French painter regarded as a leading figure of French realism of the 19th century. In 1839, he went to study law in Paris, but instead devoted himself to painting (he copied works by Spanish, Venetian and Dutch masters). His first success was in the Salon in 1849, when he received the gold medal for his painting Afternoon in Ornans. Courbet was inspired by Dutch masters ( Rembrandt, Hals and others). His influence was also Giorgione and Tizian. In the beginning, he pursued the track of austere rules tied to academicism that, for his open-minded nature, was too strict. He therefore painted according to the romanticists (Delacroix and Géricault). With the painting Funeral in Ornans, in which he captured his grandfather’s funeral, he distanced himself from romanticism and has since been considered a painter of realism.