NARRATIVE – Caillebotte’s particular outlook led him to paint beyond the traditional framework. This daring eye is especially evident in his paintings of Paris.
This article is taken from Figaro Special issue “Caillebotte, the impressionist moment”. Find in this issue a special report on this talented artist who was the ringleader of the Impressionists.
Figaro Special Edition
Gustave Caillebotte was looking for innovation. In his life. In his paintings. His entire story is that of a man continually in motion; nothing stopped him, he was driven by a constant desire for discovery and originality. Already, the first work that he presented in 1875 at the Official Salon featured a modern subject. Way too modern. Too shocking to accept. It was then refused. THE Parquet planers, this first scene of Parisian life was considered vulgar, trivial, almost obscene. This refusal removed Caillebotte from the Salon forever. He then turned to the so-called intransigent artists. He fully adhered to this group of painters for whom only light mattered. Among them, Gustave was one of the only ones to have…
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