Answer:

The two earliest avant-garde works, both by Gustave Courbet, both completed in 1849.
Artist: Gustave Courbet
Artist's Lifespan: 1819-1877
Title: The Burial at Ornans
Date: 1849

Location of Origin: France
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original Size: 10 ft 3 in x 20 ft 10 in
Style: Realism (Social Realism)
Genre: Class--lower
Location: Louvre, Paris

 Artist: Gustave Courbet
Artist's Lifespan: 1819-1877
Title: The Stonebreakers
Date: 1849

Location of Origin: France
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original Size: 5 ft 3 in x 8 ft 6 in
Style: Realism (Social Realism)
Genre: Class--lower
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