| Thought of as a "primative", Courbet stirred violent protest from the art community over the alleged commonplace character of the subject. He, in this example, was touched by the poverty shown in the old man and boy working on a road. |
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Gustave Courbet What- Oil on Canvas When- 1849 (destroyed in 1945) Where-Paris Why- Shows his interest in the period of time he lived in and the common man. A view that was largely critizised at the time. |
   
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