L'Origine du monde
The story
A close-cropped view of a reclining woman's lower torso and thighs — only the genitals and stomach visible. Painted in 1866 for an Ottoman diplomat — Courbet's most uncompromising canvas, hidden from public view for over a century.
- Artist
- Gustave Courbet
- Year
- 1866
- Period
- Impressionist
- Where it lives
- Wikidata / Wikimedia Commons
- Rights
- Free to view, download & share
