"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

10 June 2013

Happy birthday, Courbet.

Courbet, The Edge of the Sea at Palavas, 1854


Gustav Courbet was born on this date in 1819.

The expression of beauty is in direct ratio to the power of conception the artist has acquired. 

- Gustave Courbet

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