Why it matters
The philosopher Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, painted posthumously, sits with his two children reading and playing. His wife was originally in the picture but Courbet repainted her out.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1865.
- It was repainted shortly before Courbet's exhibition of 1867.
- It is in the Petit Palais.
Based on the Wikipedia article Proudhon and His Children (CC BY-SA 4.0).
