Courbet #[nn]

Part of Glénat's Les Grands Peintres series, this volume turns its eye on the provocateur of 19th-century French Realism, Gustave Courbet. Fabien Lacaf's cover illustration places a bearded, pipe-smoking Courbet — paintbrush and palette in hand — directly in front of a large reclining nude canvas, a composition that captures both the man and the audacious work he dared to create. It's a beautifully rendered invitation to explore the life of an artist who never once played it safe.