A Burial at Ornans

Gustave Courbet

1849–1850 · Oil on canvas · Musée d'Orsay, Paris

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A Burial at Ornans

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About this work

Artist: Gustave Courbet (1819–1877)
Year: 1849–1850
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 315 × 668 cm
Collection: Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Movement: Realism

The whole village of Ornans, Courbet's birthplace in the Jura, stands around an open grave in the new cemetery below the limestone cliffs: the curé reading, the beadles in red, the pall-bearers, the gravedigger kneeling, the mayor, the artist's own father and sisters, and a dog. Courbet painted it in 1849 and 1850, in the back room of a house in Ornans, with the villagers posing in turn, and showed it at the Salon of 1850–51, where its size, the scale reserved for history painting, and its unidealised provincial faces caused an outcry. He called it, in a letter, the burial of Romanticism. It is nearly seven metres wide and was given to the state by his sister Juliette in 1881; it hangs in the Musée d'Orsay, where it was restored in public in 2025.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A long procession of black-clad villagers, red-robed beadles and white surplices under grey cliffs, a very wide painting for a hallway, dining room or living room at 36×24 in black. Stone, deep green or charcoal walls suit the sombre palette; pair it with The Painter's Studio.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Realism painting
Era: 19th century (1849–1850)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: classic
Rooms: living room, dining room, hallway or entryway
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 36×24. Prints at 18×12, 24×16, 36×24 in — 18×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×16 above a console or sideboard; 36×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 18×12, 24×16, 36×24 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is A Burial at Ornans in the public domain?

Yes. Gustave Courbet (1819–1877) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Musée d'Orsay.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 18×12, 24×16 and 36×24 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was A Burial at Ornans painted, and in what medium?

A Burial at Ornans dates from 1849–1850 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 315 × 668 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 36×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 24×16 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For A Burial at Ornans we'd choose 36×24. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

A Burial at Ornans (Gustave Courbet) — A Burial at Ornans · Gustave Courbet · 1849–1850. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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