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Though Gustave Courbet was best known for his early paintings of French peasants, in later decades he focused on scenes of animals, displaying his virtuosic talent for creating naturalistic depictions of stags, foxes, hounds, and birds. Here, Courbet adds two pigeons to this unconventional portrait, in which the subject turns slightly away from the viewer. Small details invite comparison between the woman and the birds. Ribbons adorn both the sitter's hair and one of the pigeons, her earring glows like a bird's eye, and the silken feathers seem to mirror the abundant waves of her hair.
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This exclusive Barnes Foundation Custom Print Shop is your exclusive source for reproductions authorized and available for purchase directly from the Foundation. All items that are offered are produced using gallery quality materials and the color is managed in a manner that produces a reproduction as true to the original as technology will allow.
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Many of the works offered through this store are exclusive and not available anywhere else. In addition, new works are continually added to the offering so make sure to come back and see the new releases.
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