The Cellist (Self-portrait) (Gustave Courbet) - Nationalmuseum - 20159

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The Cellist (Self-portrait) (Gustave Courbet) - Nationalmuseum - 20159

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Courbet painted many self-portraits. In the course of the 19th century, self-portraits became increasingly popular. In art circles in Paris, they played a key role in defining the self-image of artists of the era, and in launching artists’ careers on the increasingly competitive art market. In his early self-portraits, Courbet often appears as various theatrical characters – here he is seen in a melancholic, dreamy pose. When The Cellist was shown at the Paris Salon in 1848, the critics noted a resemblance between the claire-obscure of this painting and Rembrandt’s self-portraits. Svenska: Courbet målade en lång rad självporträtt. Under 1800-talets lopp blev också självporträtten allt vanligare. I Paris konstliv spelade de en central roll i formandet av tidens konstnärsidentitet och i lanserandet av ett konstnärskap på stadens hårdnande konstmarknad. I sina tidiga självporträtt framträder Courbet ofta i skiftande teatrala roller – här i en melankoliskt drömmande pose. När Violoncellisten visades på Parissalongen 1848 uppmärksammade den samtida kritiken ett släktskap mellan porträttets ljusdunkelmåleri och Rembrandts självporträtt.

Gustave Courbet (1819–1877) was a controversial French painter, who bridged the gap between Romanticism and the Impressionist school of painters. He was controversial not only because he addressed social issues with his work, such as peasants and the working condition of the poor, and the rural bourgeoisie, but also because of the unsentimental way in which he portrayed them. Unlike the Romantic school of painters, Courbet did not use smooth lines and soft forms

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1847
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