Champfleury Books

Champfleury was a French literary and art critic who became a prominent champion of Realism in painting and fiction. He began his career writing art criticism, championing the works of artists such as Gustave Courbet and the Le Nain brothers. His own novels were among the earliest Realist works, and he became particularly known for his series of essays on cats. Champfleury also served as an editor for the journal Le réalisme, contributing to the shaping of literary and artistic tastes of his era.