{"product_id":"young-ladies-of-the-village-gustave-courbet-3","title":"Young Ladies of the Village - Gustave Courbet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYoung Ladies of the Village\u003c\/b\u003e (1851–52) stands as one of Gustave Courbet's most provocative and celebrated works, challenging the academic conventions of mid-nineteenth-century French painting. Exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1852, the painting caused immediate controversy by depicting three elegantly dressed bourgeois women — Courbet's own sisters — in a rural Franche-Comté landscape, bestowing a young cowherd with alms. Critics took offense at Courbet's audacity in elevating ordinary, contemporary figures to the grand scale traditionally reserved for history painting and mythology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExecuted in rich oil on canvas, the composition balances meticulous attention to the Ornans countryside with a bold directness of figural presence. The women's fashionable attire contrasts deliberately with the humble pastoral setting, embodying Courbet's Realist manifesto: to paint the world as it truly exists, not as idealized fantasy. The landscape itself — rendered with earthy, textured brushwork — reflects Courbet's deep connection to his native region and his belief in the dignity of everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis museum-quality \u003cb\u003estretched canvas reproduction\u003c\/b\u003e faithfully captures Courbet's masterwork in vivid detail, printed on premium matte canvas and hand-wrapped around a solid 0.75-inch wooden stretcher frame with a classic \u003cb\u003egallery wrap\u003c\/b\u003e finish — ready to hang and built to last.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:24px;font-size:14px\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGustave Courbet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eYear\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1851–52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e76 3\/4 x 102 3\/4 in. (194.9 x 261 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eMovement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRealism\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:24px;font-size:14px;border-top:1px solid #e0e0e0\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding:12px 0 8px\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvailable sizes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 × 20 cm (10″ × 8″)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e76 × 51 cm (30″ × 20″)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e152 × 102 cm (60″ × 40″)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding:8px 0 4px;color:#888;font-size:13px\"\u003eAll sizes include a 0.75\" gallery wrap. Ready to hang — no framing required.\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Gallerivm","offers":[{"title":"S — 40×30 cm","offer_id":60086226714958,"sku":"GLV-22915508558-S","price":39.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"M — 50×40 cm","offer_id":60086226780494,"sku":"GLV-22915508558-M","price":59.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"L — 90×60 cm","offer_id":60086226813262,"sku":"GLV-22915508558-L","price":89.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1044\/1637\/9214\/files\/DT1967_d31f6c57-724b-4717-9cf2-9e0a906944c8.jpg?v=1783624860","url":"https:\/\/gallerivm.com\/products\/young-ladies-of-the-village-gustave-courbet-3","provider":"Gallerivm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}