Gustave Caillebotte (1848—1894) was a French Impressionist, artist and patron.
Gustave Caillebotte Summary
- Born to an upper-class Parisian family, inherited a successful textile business
- In contact with the Impressionists from the start, participating in the second exhibition
- On the precedent of Millet and Courbet, developed a realistic personal style
- Supported, as a patron, the work of the Impressionists without selling his own paintings
- At the age of 34 stopped publishing his work and progressively slowed his output down
- Died at the age of 45 and long underappreciated as an independent artist
Gustave Caillebotte’s Famous Paintings
- Nude Lying on a Couch (1873)
- Les raboteurs de parquet (1875)
- L’Yerres, pluie (1875)
- Young Man at His Window (1876)
- Paris Street, Rainy Day (1877)
- Boating on the Yerres (1877)
- Les orangers (1878)
- Boulevard des Italiens (1880)
- Homme au bain (1884)
- La Plaine de Gennevilliers (1888)