{"title":"Gustave Courbet","description":"\u003cp\u003eWorks associated with Gustave Courbet (1819–1877) — French Realist painter whose rejection of academic idealism helped reshape modern painting. Exhibition ephemera, printed matter, and documents referencing or issued in connection with Courbet’s practice and legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"gustave-courbet-visage-visages-musee-maison-natale-ornans-1984","title":"Gustave Courbet — Visage–Visages — Musée Maison Natale, Ornans, 1984","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal mailed exhibition invitation \/ vernissage card\u003cbr\u003eOffset print on card stock with mailed verso, postage meter mark and Paris postal stamp\u003cbr\u003eMusée Départemental Maison Natale Gustave Courbet, Ornans 25 France\u003cbr\u003eExhibition opening: 16 June 1984, 11:30\u003cbr\u003eApprox. 16 × 10 cm \u003cbr\u003eCondition: very good; light age toning, handling wear and soft corner wear consistent with mailed period material\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIssued by the Musée Départemental Maison Natale Gustave Courbet in Ornans, Courbet’s birthplace and now a museum dedicated to his life and work. The invitation announces \u003cem\u003eVisage \/ Visages\u003c\/em\u003e (Face \/ Faces), with an opening on 16 June 1984 at 11:30, addressed and mailed to a Paris recipient at 29 Bd. Edgar Quinet, 75014 Paris, preserving both the institutional function and postal history of the object.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe recto reproduces an early portrait of Courbet from around 1850, presenting the artist in the period when his reputation as a disruptive Realist painter was beginning to form. During the mid-19th century Courbet rejected idealized academic painting in favour of ordinary subjects and direct observation, helping reshape modern painting and opening a path later taken up by artists from Manet through the avant-gardes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe card functions as a small circulation device rather than simply documentary support. Museum, artist, portrait, recipient, date, and postal system collapse into a single printed unit. The address becomes part of the object. The stamp becomes part of the image. A portrait of Courbet passes through the French postal network and returns as retained exhibition material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal period item. Shipping and handling included in listed price.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The New Rare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53572221141330,"sku":"COURBET-MAISONNATALE-PC-1984","price":85.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0991\/5636\/1554\/files\/Courbet_G._Show_invite_la_musee_departemental_maison_natale._1984_front.jpg?v=1779778941"}],"url":"https:\/\/thenewrare.com\/collections\/gustave-courbet.oembed","provider":"The New Rare","version":"1.0","type":"link"}