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Word: courbetist (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...intensely now than ever before in living memory, at least in America. Courbet -- this combative, ambitious, narcissistic and earthy man, crazy about women, convinced of his own historical mission -- thought he was the painter of his time. His egotism still grates. What school did he belong to? "I am Courbetist, that's all. My painting is the only true one. I am the first and unique artist of the century; the others are students or drivelers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: An Abiding Passion for Reality Gustave Courbet | 1/9/1989 | See Source »

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