The Meeting (Courbet)

The Meeting or "Bonjour, Monsieur Courbet"
ArtistGustave Courbet
Year1854
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions129 cm × 149 cm (51 in × 59 in)
LocationMusée Fabre, Montpellier

The Meeting or "Bonjour, Monsieur Courbet" (French: La rencontre, ou "Bonjour Monsieur Courbet") is an oil-on-canvas painting by Gustave Courbet, made in 1854. It depicts the artist on his way to Montpellier meeting his patron Alfred Bruyas, his servant Calas, and his dog Breton. One of Courbet's most popular works, it also serves as one of the artist's most emblematic contributions to the 19th-century movement of Realism.: 214  The composition is based on the myth of the Wandering Jew.

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