French painter (1819–1877) who led the Realism movement and was scorned for his rigid classical outlook. He was imprisoned and fined for his part in the destruction of the Vendome Column and later fled to Switzerland. ALS in French, signed “G. Courbet,” one page, 5.25 x 8, no date. Handwritten letter to "Citizen Constant," probably Jean-Joseph Benjamin Constant. In part (translated): "I would like you to publish in your newspaper…that the artists are meeting tomorrow, Monday, at 2 p.m." In fine condition.
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