Courbet

American  

[koor-be] / kurˈbɛ /

noun

1. Gustave 1819–77, French painter.

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Courbet British  

/ kurbɛ /

noun

1. Gustave (ɡystav). 1819–77, French painter, a leader of the realist movement; noted for his depiction of contemporary life

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Example Sentences

By then American painters were studying in Paris; they knew Courbet and Millet, and soon enough would know Pissarro and Monet.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The show also places Courbet's work in contrast with those of contemporary artist Yan Pei-Ming, who names Courbet as one of his great influences.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

In a well-reported case last year, a group of feminist artist-activists vandalised a 19th-Century painting of a woman's vulva by French artist Gustave Courbet, calling it misogynistic.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

Featured in the bedroom: a rustic tableau by the famed 19th-century realist Gustave Courbet.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2024

Besides Mount Pelee, there are, further south and about midway of the oval, the three crests of Courbet, and all along the great ridge are the black and ragged cones of old volcanoes.

From Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror by Linthicum, Richard