Saturday, September 5, 2026

 Gustave Caillebotte
(1848 - 1894)
 

Gustave Caillebotte  was a French painter who was a member and patron of the Impressionists, although he painted in a more realistic manner than many others in the group. Caillebotte was known for his early interest in photography as an art form. Because of his family's wealth, he was a patron of many of his fellow Impressionists. Upon his death, his bequeathed collection of their works became the central collection of Impressionism for the French Republic, despite considerable controversy. 


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Caillebotte

Les raboteurs de parquet (The Floor Scrapers)
1875
Oil on canvas
102 x 146.5 cm
Musée d’Orsay, Paris
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/artworks/raboteurs-de-parquet-105

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