Gustave Courbet

The origins of Gustave Courbet’s ‘Origin of the World’

Experts now convinced the model behind Courbet’s infamous work was Parisian ballet dancer Constance Queniaux

Patrick Grainville's new novel, Cliff of Fools, captures the life of the artist as vividly as his own canvases

Mu.ZEE, Ostend & S.M.A.K., Ghent, Belgium

A selective history of things on tables

The former director of Nottingham Contemporary shares his notes on the nature and evolution of the artist's studio