We'll meet in the vestibule of the Leopold Museum and head into the Gustave Courbet special exhibition together (floor -1). During the tour of the exhibition, I'll tell you about the life and work of the French painter: his radical imagery, his socio-political aspirations, and his influence on modern art. At the Leopold Museum, we'll explore the most important stages and themes of his life: self-image and publicity, social reality, erotic representation, landscape, and exile.
What's Gustave Courbet famous for? Honestly, it's just one painting that made the artist legendary: “L'origine du monde,” the “Origin of the World” - the close-up view of a woman's bare abdomen, anonymous and detailed. But what drove Courbet to make this picture?