Courbet English-edition Hardcover Monograph Coffee table Book Hatje Cantz MOMA

The Gustave Courbet exhibition catalogue published by Hatje Cantz and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The cover artwork features Courbet's famous 1843–1845 oil-on-canvas self-portrait titled Le Désespéré (The Desperate Man). Artwork OverviewArtist: Gustave Courbet (French, 1819–1877)Movement: Realism (he was a pioneering leader of the movement)Subject: A dramatic, close-up self-portrait of the artist as a young man, staring directly forward with wide, anxious eyes while tearing at his hair.Book OverviewTitle: Gustave CourbetPublisher: Hatje Cantz / The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2008)Content: A comprehensive 480-page monograph examining Courbet’s revolutionary impact on 19th-century French painting traditions. English-edition hardcover monograph from Hatje Cantz / The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Because it is designed to showcase high-quality, large-scale reproductions of Realist art, its physical dimensions match classic coffee table book proportions: Dimensions: 9.45 x 12.28 inches (roughly 24 x 31 cm)Thickness: 1.61 inches thickWeight & Volume: An expansive 480 pages printed on heavy-grade paper, giving it a very substantial, heavy feel. Great condition