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Caillebotte, Gustave
Caillebotte, Gustave (b Paris, 18 Aug. 1848; d Gennevilliers, nr. Paris, 21 Feb. 1894). French painter and collector. He came from a very wealthy family (he was rich enough to build and race yachts as a hobby) and for many years after his death he was remembered primarily for the financial help he gave the Impressionists, by purchasing their paintings and sometimes by direct gifts of money. Since the 1960s, however, his own work as a painter has been reassessed and he is now regarded as an artist of considerable, although uneven, achievement. He exhibited at five of the eight Impressionist exhibitions, concentrating on scenes from everyday life. The most striking feature of his work is his liking for unusual viewpoints and bold perspective effects, as in Paris: A Rainy Day (1877, Art Inst. of Chicago), which has become a much-reproduced favourite. On his death he bequeathed his collection of 67 pictures to the state. Against the opposition of various academic artists representing the taste of the École des Beaux-Arts and the official Salon (Gérôme called the works offered ‘filth’), 38 of the pictures were accepted after much wrangling and formed the nucleus of the Impressionist collection of the Luxembourg Museum. They are now in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Caillebotte, Gustave." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Caillebotte, Gustave." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-CaillebotteGustave.html IAN CHILVERS. "Caillebotte, Gustave." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-CaillebotteGustave.html |
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Caillebotte, Gustave
Caillebotte, Gustave (1848–94). French painter and collector. He came from a very wealthy family (he was rich enough to build and race yachts as a hobby) and for many years after his death he was remembered primarily for the financial help he gave the Impressionists, by purchasing their paintings and sometimes by direct gifts of money. Since the 1960s, however, his own work as a painter has been reassessed and he is now regarded as an artist of considerable, although uneven, achievement. He exhibited at five of the eight Impressionist exhibitions, concentrating on scenes from everyday life. The most striking feature of his work is his liking for unusual viewpoints and bold perspective effects, as in Paris, A Rainy Day (1877, Art Inst. of Chicago), which has become a much-reproduced favourite. On his death Caillebotte bequeathed his collection of 67 pictures to the State. Against the opposition of various academic artists representing the taste of the École des Beaux-Arts and the official Salon (Gérôme called the works offered ‘filth’), 38 of the pictures were accepted after much wrangling and formed the nucleus of the Impressionist collection of the Luxembourg Museum. They are now in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Caillebotte, Gustave." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Caillebotte, Gustave." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-CaillebotteGustave.html IAN CHILVERS. "Caillebotte, Gustave." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-CaillebotteGustave.html |
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Caillebotte, Gustave
Caillebotte, Gustave. See IMPRESSIONISM.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Caillebotte, Gustave." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Caillebotte, Gustave." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-CaillebotteGustave.html IAN CHILVERS. "Caillebotte, Gustave." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-CaillebotteGustave.html |
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