The Desperate Man

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The Desperate Man is a famous early self-portrait by French Realist painter Gustave Courbet, known for its intense, wide-eyed expression and dramatic depiction of psychological turmoil.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oil painting
painting
self-portrait
artist Gustave Courbet
basedOn Gustave Courbet
surface form: "Gustave Courbet himself"
cataloguedAs Le Désespéré (Courbet)
colorPalette contrasting highlights
dark tones
countryOfOrigin France
creator Gustave Courbet
creatorBirthCountry France
creatorBirthPlace Ornans NERFINISHED
creatorNationality French
depicts Gustave Courbet
dramatic gesture
male bust
psychological turmoil
wide-eyed expression
describedBySource art historical literature
genre self-portrait
hasInfluenceOn later psychological portraiture
hasSubject anxiety
despair
emotion
self-representation
inception 1843
1844
languageOfTitle French
location Private collection
materialUsed oil paint
movement Realism
movementAssociatedWithCreator Realism
notableFor dramatic lighting
early example of Courbet’s Realism
intense facial expression
psychological intensity
partOf early works of Gustave Courbet
period 19th century
style Realist
support canvas
title The Desperate Man
surface form: "Le Désespéré"

The Desperate Man

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gustave Courbet notableWork The Desperate Man
The Desperate Man title The Desperate Man
The Desperate Man title The Desperate Man
this entity surface form: "Le Désespéré"

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