The Pavilion of Realism
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| - | The "[[Pavillon du Réalisme]]" was a pavillion [[Gustave Courbet]] had constructed in the margins of the [[Exposition universelle de 1855]]. | + | The "'''Pavillon du Réalisme'''" was a pavillion [[Gustave Courbet]] had constructed in the margins of the [[Exposition universelle de 1855]]. |
| In 1855, Courbet submitted fourteen paintings for exhibition at the ''[[Exposition Universelle (1855)|Exposition Universelle]]''. Three were rejected for lack of space, including ''[[A Burial at Ornans]]'' and his other monumental canvas ''[[The Artist's Studio]]''. | In 1855, Courbet submitted fourteen paintings for exhibition at the ''[[Exposition Universelle (1855)|Exposition Universelle]]''. Three were rejected for lack of space, including ''[[A Burial at Ornans]]'' and his other monumental canvas ''[[The Artist's Studio]]''. | ||
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The "Pavillon du Réalisme" was a pavillion Gustave Courbet had constructed in the margins of the Exposition universelle de 1855.
In 1855, Courbet submitted fourteen paintings for exhibition at the Exposition Universelle. Three were rejected for lack of space, including A Burial at Ornans and his other monumental canvas The Artist's Studio.
Refusing to be denied, Courbet took matters into his own hands. He displayed forty of his paintings, including The Artist's Studio, in his own gallery called The Pavilion of Realism which was a temporary structure that he erected next door to the official Salon-like Exposition Universelle.
Although artists like Eugène Delacroix were ardent champions of his effort, the public went to the show mostly out of curiosity and to deride him. Attendance and sales were disappointing, but Courbet's status as a hero to the French avant-garde became assured. He was admired by the American James McNeill Whistler, and he became an inspiration to the younger generation of French artists including Édouard Manet and the Impressionist painters, many of whom were still in art school. The painting was recognized as a masterpiece by Delacroix, Baudelaire, and Champfleury.
