Why it matters
The young Courbet, in a hat and holding a pipe, sits on the ground beside a black dog, leaning against a large rock. It was one of his first paintings accepted at the Paris Salon.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1842 and retouched in 1844.
- Only one of the three paintings he submitted to the 1844 Salon was accepted.
- It may have been intended to hang above a door.
Based on the Wikipedia article Self-Portrait with a Black Dog (CC BY-SA 4.0).
