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Gustave Courbet

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Profession
Painter
Died
Dec 31, 1877
Zodiac
Gemini
Born in
France
About
French painter and leader of the 19th century realist movement whose best known works included "Seaside" and "Sleep." He used his art to challenge the established social and moral structures of his day.
Family
His sisters, Zoé, Zélie, and Juliette, served as live models for his early works. His well-known work, "A Burial at Ornans" from 1850, depicted the funeral of his great uncle.

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