Which of the following descriptions of the "Avant-Garde Movement" is false ?
Correct answer: C. The realist painter Gustave Courbet never considered himself a member of the avant-garde.
- A. The avant-garde, a military term meaning "advanced guard," was founded in France in the mid-19th century.
- B. The term avant-garde itself means "advanced guard," and the military role of the advanced guard and the role of the avantgarde art movement are much of the same.
- C. The realist painter Gustave Courbet never considered himself a member of the avant-garde.
- D. Both A and B
Explanation
Courbet is commonly associated with the nineteenth-century avant-garde because his Realist art challenged academic conventions. The military metaphor of an advanced guard was transferred to artists who led cultural change.
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