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Courbet's Correspondence Published in 500-Page Volume

publication · 2026-04-23

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