Courbet Museum

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The Musée Courbet is located in the French Doubs department in Ornans , the birthplace of the French painter Gustave Courbet .

The museum on the Loue
East Side

predecessor

In 1938, the “Friends of Gustave Courbet's Association” enabled an exhibition of the artist's works in the “Hôtel de Ville” (town house). A first museum existed from 1947 to 1970.

In 1970 the Friends of Gustave Courbet's association bought the "Haus Hébert" on the Loue , where Courbet spent part of his childhood. It dates from the 16th century and was restored by the Hébert family in the 18th century.

In 1971 the house was again restored and inaugurated on September 10, 1971 by Jacques Duhamel , Minister for Cultural Affairs. The first curator Robert Fernier died in 1977, his successor was his son Jean-Jacques Fernier until 2008.

The private association ran the house until 1976, when it transferred the museum to the Doubs department, which from then on assumed the costs of running it. The Friends of Courbet Association continued to look after the works and organize exhibitions. The purchase of two neighboring houses ( Hôtel Champereux 1994, Maison Borel 2003) made it possible to expand the museum.

New building

entrance

In 2007, the department initiated a comprehensive renovation and expansion of the Musée Courbet. Under the direction of the architect Christine Edeikins from Atelier 2/3/4 and the museum designer Bruno Tainturier, the house was renovated between 2008 and 2011. The reopening took place on July 2, 2011.

  • Red salon

  • Works in other museums

  • Showroom

collection

The Musée Courbet is showing 41 pictures by Courbet and four of his sculptures on around 2000 m 2 in 21 rooms, among them the first version of Pêcheur à chavots from 1863 for the fountain on Place Gustave Courbet in Ornans and the painter's death mask . Hidden behind a cover is a picture of the painting L'origine du monde . Some works by Courbet's contemporaries are also on display.

  • The Trapped Fox , 1860

  • The Flagey Oak , 1864

  • Self-portrait in Sainte-Pélagie , around 1872

  • Plage de Saint-Aubin , 1872

literature

  • Christine Edeikins, Frédérique Thomas-Maurin, Claude Jeannerot: Musée Gustave Courbet. Éditions du Sekoya, 2011.

Web links

Commons : Musée Courbet  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 47 ° 6 ′ 18.3 "  N , 6 ° 8 ′ 52.2"  E