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What is Gustave Courbet's Realist manifesto?
Gustave Courbet wrote a Realist manifesto for the introduction to the catalogue of this independent, personal exhibition, echoing the tone of the period's political manifestos.

Question: What was included in the Realist Manifesto?
Self-contained rewrite: What was included in the Realist Manifesto by Gustave Courbet?