Why it matters
Courbet's first licentious painting, close to the erotic photographs taken in brothels at the time. It was never exhibited in the 19th century.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1864.
- Courbet gave it to his friend Pierre-Auguste Fajon.
- Albert Barnes bought it in 1926.
Based on the French Wikipedia article La Femme aux bas blancs (CC BY-SA 4.0).
