Technical Analysis & Restoration of Dieppe Courbet

February 18 2026

Picture: C2RMF

Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

I'm slow to news from last year that a conservation and restoration project of Gustave Courbet's portrait of Paul Ansout, owned by the Dieppe Château-musée, has revealed several hidden secrets. This includes recent x-rays which have revealed a painted over sketch of the sitter which the artist had abandoned and restarted once the canvas was flipped around. Click on the link above to read more.

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