Courbet's Correspondence Published in 500-Page Volume
A new volume titled 'Courbet, Correspondance' collects over 500 pages of letters spanning forty years of the artist's life. The correspondence begins with a letter from a teenage Courbet entering the Collège de Besançon and ends with a letter addressed to his father and sister just days before his death.
Key facts
- Volume titled 'Courbet, Correspondance'
- Over 500 pages
- Spans forty years of Courbet's life
- First letter from adolescence at Collège de Besançon
- Last letter to father and sister days before his death
Entities
Artists
- Gustave Courbet
Institutions
- Collège de Besançon
Locations
- Besançon
- France
Sources
- artpress —