Gustave caillebotte

Caillebotte, Paris Street; Rainy Day, 1877, oil on canvas, 83-1/2 x 108-3/4 inches / 212.2 x 276.2 cm (The Art Institute of Chicago) Learn More on Smarthistory

Gustave Caillebotte - Périssoire sur l'Yerres 1878

In this work the artist again made modernity his subject, this time casting his eye towards the wide, tree-lined boulevard Haussmann. By selecting to paint this avenue—named for the architect of the new Parisian cityscape—Caillebotte paid homage to the extraordinary changes that had swept through his city. Follow the link to learn more about this exceptional work from the 20th Century Evening Sale in New York.

Gustave Caillebotte (1848-94) was a paradoxical figure: he was a major patron who was also a major painter, an impressionist who wasn’t an impressionist, a modest man who thrived among noisy spirits,

Gustave Caillebotte, 19th-century French painter and art collector known for his paintings that combine Impressionist and academic techniques.

Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894) Interior, woman at the window [1880] wikipaintings

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