Title: The Sleepers
Dimensions: 135 x 200 cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1866
References: Wikipaintings.org, Wikipedia.org
Gustave Courbet was a French painter who was a leader in
the Realist art movement. His work consisted of personal statements and beliefs
of freedom to live life as one chooses.
The portrait The Sleepers
displays two nude women laying in bed seemingly after making love. It expresses
erotic realism without any distractions or mythological interpretations. I
chose this piece because it expresses that love and intimacy can exist between
any individuals, whether it is two males or two females. This piece might have
been more controversial for its time than it is now, but the taboo still exists
and it needs to be recognized and addressed before it can be vanquished.
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