Author 'Chouna' (Id 190151 ) : The fisherman of chavots (the chavot in franc-comtois evokes a small fish with big head) is a statue created by Gustave Courbet.
Of 1.20 m high, this statue adorns the fountain, place Courbet or Gustave Courbet dipped his buttocks to ease his hemorrhoids.
In 1871 the statue was returned to the family of the painter. The sister of Courbet to re-gift to the city in 1822, and since the statue was the subject of criticism of the fact that the fisherman was naked !!!