A Burial at Ornans

Gustave Courbet

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

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Complete the setHangs well with these two

This print

A Burial at Ornans

The Meeting (Bonjour Monsieur Courbet)

The Painter's Studio

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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 exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. 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 24×36 in black. Stone, deep green or charcoal walls suit the sombre palette; pair it with The Painter's Studio.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Exhibition poster of a Realism painting
Era: 19th century (1849–1850)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: classic
Rooms: living room, dining room, hallway or entryway, dorm room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

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

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

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

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 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 exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

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 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 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, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For A Burial at Ornans we'd choose 24×36.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of Gustave Courbet's A Burial at Ornans — a whole village in black gathered around an open grave beneath grey limestone cliffs — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. Courbet and The Birth of Realism, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — 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 Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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