Musée d’Orsay · 1854-1855
The Painter's Studio
Gustave Courbet
Courbet paints himself at the center of French society — critics, collectors, a nude model and a nation's history all fit inside his studio.
Why it matters
Courbet paints himself at the center of French society — critics, collectors, a nude model and a nation's history all fit inside his studio.
Look closer
Find Courbet's own canvas within the canvas — the painting shows him painting a landscape, a picture inside the picture.
One of Courbet's largest and most personal works, subtitled 'a real allegory summing up a seven-year phase of my artistic life.'
Value context
ELYIO places this work in an indicative editorial context of €14–24 million.
The museum work is not for sale. This is ELYIO indicative context—not an appraisal, insurance value or offer.