Painted during courbet's stay in the saintonge region of western france, this portrait depicts laure borreau, owner of a fabric store and ladies confectionery. As the leader of the realist movement in france, courbet aimed to convey his democratic and socialist ideals by portraying ordinary people in a truthful, unidealized manner. While considering himself a radical innovator, courbet nonetheless exhibited this portrait under the title mme l. At the paris salon of 1863. Object Type: painting. Date: 1863. Place of creation: France, 19th century. Dimensions: Framed: 112.4 x 93 x 12.1 cm (44 1/4 x 36 5/8 x 4 3/4 in.); Unframed: 81 x 61.2 cm (31 7/8 x 24 1/8 in.). Medium: oil on fabric. Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art. Gustave Courbet - Mme L... (Laure Borreau) - 1962.2 - Cleveland Museum of Ar
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