Gustave Caillebotte - English edition

To mark the 150th anniversary of Impressionism and the recent entry into the public collections of Young Man at his Window (J. Paul Getty Museum) and Boating Party (Musée d'Orsay), Gustave Caillebotte's work is back in the spotlight.
This book provides the key reference points for learning about his...

To mark the 150th anniversary of Impressionism and the recent entry into the public collections of Young Man at his Window (J. Paul Getty Museum) and Boating Party (Musée d'Orsay), Gustave Caillebotte's work is back in the spotlight.
This book provides the key reference points for learning about his art through a series of motifs and themes: representations of Paris in the Second Empire and of the modern life that developed there; views looking down on snowy rooftops or streets seen through the ironwork of balconies; men leaning against windows, painted from the back, backlit; rowers and swimmers enjoying the rise of leisure activities; flower beds emblematic of outdoor painting. What often strikes us about Caillebotte's paintings is the angle of view: offset, close-up, overlooking, steep - coinciding with the emergence of photography and the new perspective it brought with it.
The texts, written by the experienced Elisabeth de Lambilly with the contribution of Stéphanie Chardeau-Botteri, one of the artist's descendants, help readers learn more about the painter's key works, with links to the masterpieces in his collection.

Age 8 to 12 years

English
48 pages / 40 illustrations

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