Deborah de Robertis demonstrated her own edition of The Origin of the World.
Gustav Courbet’s 19th century erotic oil painting The Origin of the World features the genitals of an (until recently) faceless nude and is roundly considered a masterpiece.
Although at the time of painting it was considered too risqué to exhibit and could even have seen the artist sent to prison on charges of “affronting pubic and religious morals”, it now hangs in Paris’s Musée d’Orsay.
Months ago, artist Deborah de Robertis decided to incorporate Courbet’s work into her own performance piece
This saw her take a seat in front of the priceless painting and expose her own genitals to museum goers.
Robertis is seen entering the strolling into the gallery barefoot and dressed elegantly in a sparkling gold dress.
She settles below the painting believed to be of Courbet’s then lover Irish model Joanna Hiffernan – splays her legs and holds open her vulva.
Startled museum guards flutter around Robertis, occasionally standing in front of her spread legs, though the artist does not even appear to raise an eyebrow.
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