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The Meeting or "Bonjour, Monsieur Courbet" (French: La rencontre, ou "Bonjour Monsieur Courbet") is an oil on canvas painting by Gustave Courbet, made in 1854. It depicts the artist on his way to Montpellier meeting his patron Alfred Bruyas, his servant Calas and his dog. One of the most emblematic works by the artist, it is also one of his most popular. The composition is based on the myth of the Wandering Jew.[1]

For other uses, see The Meeting.
La rencontre, ou "Bonjour Monsieur Courbet"
ArtistGustave Courbet
Year1854
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions129 cm × 149 cm (51 in × 59 in)
LocationMusée Fabre, Montpellier

History and description


The painting was commissioned by Alfred Bruyas from Gustave Courbet. This work immortalizes the arrival of Gustave Courbet in Montpellier in 1854. It also represents the meeting of the painter with the one who will become his patron, Alfred Bruyas. The painting is inspired by a popular print engraved by Pierre Leloup du Mans in 1831, named The bourgeois of the city talking to the wandering Jew. The Meeting was exhibited in Paris at the 1855 Exhibition Universelle, where critics ridiculed it as "Bonjour, Monsieur Courbet". Bruyas did not exhibit The Meeting until he donated it to the Musée Fabre in Montpellier in 1868.[2]

The work depicts the scene taking place in a road between Saint-Jean de Védas and Mireval, when Alfred Bruyas, patron collector, accompanied by his valet and his dog, comes to meet Courbet. Surprisingly, the artist represents himself on the same level as his protector. He even appears proud and robust while the latter is depicted as puny and stuffy.[3]


References


  1. AAVV, Gustave Courbet: Exhibition, Paris, New York, Montpellier 2007-2008, Paris, Meeting of National Museums, 2007
  2. Hilaire, Michel; Amic, Sylvain (2004). Bonjour, Monsieur Courbet!: the Bruyas collection from the Musée Fabre, Montpellier. Réunion des musées nationaux, ISBN 978-0-300-10523-0
  3. Sarah Lees, Bonjour, Monsieur Courbet!: The Bruyas Collection from the Musée Fabre, Montpellier, Yale University Press, 2004 ISBN 0-300-10523-1



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На других языках

- [en] La rencontre

[fr] Bonjour Monsieur Courbet

Bonjour Monsieur Courbet, initialement intitulé La Rencontre, est un tableau peint en 1855 par Gustave Courbet. Il met en scène l'artiste rencontrant son mécène Alfred Bruyas sur le chemin vers Montpellier, avec son valet et son chien. Œuvre emblématique de l'artiste, c'est aussi l'une de ses plus populaires, ayant fait l'objet de nombreuses reproductions[1]. Elle fait partie des collections du musée Fabre de Montpellier (inventaire 868.1.23.)

[it] Bonjour monsieur Courbet

Bonjour monsieur Courbet (Buongiorno signor Courbet) è un dipinto di Gustave Courbet del 1854. Esso rappresenta l'autore stesso in un incontro con un amico.

[ru] Встреча (картина Курбе, 1854)

«Встреча», или «Bonjour, Monsieur Courbet» (фр. La rencontre, ou «Bonjour Monsieur Courbet») — картина французского художника Гюстава Курбе, написанная в 1854 году.


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