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| Madame de Brayer |
Artist:Gustave Courbet (French, Ornans 1819–1877 La Tour-de-Peilz)
Date:1858
Medium:Oil on canvas
Dimensions:36 x 28 5/8 in. (91.4 x 72.7 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Courbet made this portrait during an 1858 trip to Brussels intended to cultivate a Belgian market for his work. Shown that summer in Antwerp, the picture earned praise for its forthright portrayal of a woman who was not conventionally beautiful, but seemed "strong-willed… and full of spirit." The painting remained in the sitter’s family until it was purchased in 1907, at the recommendation of Mary Cassatt, by Louisine and H.O. Havemeyer. Mrs. Havemeyer later recalled that Madame de Brayer was a Polish exile married to a Belgian.
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