Missing Top Half Of Courbet's Origin Of The World Found, Claims Collector
"Art expert Jean-Jacques Fernier, who has studied the works of Gustave Courbet for years, told Reuters he believed an unsigned painting of a woman's head, featured in this week's Paris Match magazine, had been cut off" of the painting, notorious for 147 years for its portrayal of a nude female model with legs splayed. Global Post (Reuters) 02/07/13

Posted February 8, 2013 01:01 AM