1848 -1894 · Paris, Yerres and Petit Gennevilliers

Diving perspectives, daring framing and attention to modern life give Gustave Caillebotte a unique place in impressionism.

Gustave Caillebotte was born in Paris in 1848 into a wealthy family. After studying law and the war of 1870, he trained with Léon Bonnat then entered the School of Fine Arts in 1873. Very quickly, he joined Monet, Renoir, Degas and independent artists. His painting Les Raboteurs de parquet, refused by the Salon of 1875, presents workers' work without idealization and with a radical perspective. From the impressionist exhibition of 1875, presents the workers' work without idealization and with a radical perspective. From the impressionist exhibition of 1875, Caillebotte became a painter, organizer, collector and financial support of the group. Rue de Paris, temps de rain transformed the new Haussmannian Paris into a monumental scene: umbrellas, wet paving stones and figures cut by the frame makes the viewer feel like they are entering the street. The Pont de l'Europe exploits the metal structures and diagonals, while Young Man at His Window sets a view into the interval between bourgeois interior and urban spectacle. In Yerres, then at Petit Gennevilliers, the artist paints gardens, rowers, boaters and sailboats. Passionate about horticulture and naval architecture, he observes the water with the same precision as the boulevards. Passionate about horticulture and naval architecture, he observed the water with the same precision as the boulevards. His legacy of impressionist works to the State contributed decisively to their entry into national collections. Died in 1894, Caillebotte left a corpus where realism, impressionist light and almost framing photographic invent a very personal modernity. The "Gustave Caillebotte" selection notably compares Rue de Paris, temps de rain and Les Raboteurs de parquet. Its reading favors details.

Caillebotte places the viewer in the scene: at the edge of a sidewalk, behind a window or almost in a boat, perspective becomes a physical experience of modern life.