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Gustave Caillebotte
Gustave Caillebotte was a French painter who was a member and patron of the Impressionists, although he painted in a more realistic manner than many others in the group. Caillebotte was known for his early interest in photography as an art form. Because of his family's wealth, he was a patron of many of his fellow Impressionists. Upon his death, his bequeathed collection of their works became the…
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Born 19 August 1848 · Died 21 February 1894 · Q295144
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The Art Newspaper: Gustave Caillebotte blockbuster that sparked controversy in France opens in Chicago—with one key difference
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2025· 5 entries
The Art Newspaper: Gustave Caillebotte blockbuster that sparked controversy in France opens in Chicago—with one key difference
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Yahoo: Unearth the homoerotic art of Impressionist Gustave Caillebotte
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Observer: Masculinity, Impressionism and the Third Republic: The Getty Center Unpacks Gustave Caillebotte’s World
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Wall Street Journal: ‘Gustave Caillebotte: Painting Men’ Review: A Master’s Masculine Works
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2024· 2 entries
The Musée d'Orsay hosted an exhibition examining how Gustave Caillebotte depicted men in unconventional ways, hinting at his possible homosexuality
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The French Ministry of Culture organized a national celebration of the acquisition to coincide with the 150th anniversary of impressionism and the 130th anniversary of Caillebotte's death
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2023· 1 entry
Forbes: Partie De Bateau By Gustave Caillebotte Donated To Musée D’Orsay Worth €43 Million
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2022· 2 entries
France acquired Boating Party and unveiled it in 2023
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When France successfully attained possession of Boating Party, known for its close-up action perspective, through a National treasure of France declaration process, the country asserted the work's cultural significance a
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2021· 1 entry
Young Man at His Window (French: Jeune homme à sa fenêtre, a National treasure of France) was sold by the estate of Edwin L
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2019· 2 entries
Artnet: Rare Impressionist Paintings Owned by the Butler of Artist Gustave Caillebotte Have Re-Emerged in a Paris Show
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The Daurelle bequest of three paintings and two pastels was accepted by the Musee d'Orsay
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2018· 1 entry
Marie-Jeanne Daurelle, the great-granddaughter of Caillebotte's butler, Jean Daurelle, bequeathed 3 paintings (2 of Daurelle) and 2 pastels (depicting her grandfather, Camille, as a child) to the Musée d'Orsay
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2016· 1 entry
Artnet: Experience Gustave Caillebotte’s Enduring Impact on Impressionism With 13 of His Best Paintings
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2015· 1 entry
The New Criterion: “Gustave Caillebotte: The Painter’s Eye” at the NGA
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2011· 2 entries
Northcountrypublicradio.org: Gustave Caillebotte: Impressions Of A Changing Paris
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston acquired Homme au bain for $17 million ($24
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1994· 1 entry
A major retrospective of his work traveled to Galeries nationales du Grand Palais in Paris (16 September 1994 – 9 January 1995), Art Institute of Chicago (18 February – 28 May 1995), Los Angeles County Museum of Art (10
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1964· 2 entries
The Art Institute of Chicago acquired Paris Street; Rainy Day, spurring American interest in him
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And his work drew more attention in the 1970s
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1928· 1 entry
The bequest was repudiated by the widow of Caillebotte's brother Martial Caillebotte
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1894· 1 entry
Died 1894-02-21.
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1890· 1 entry
Played a major role in assisting Claude Monet to organize a public subscription and persuade the French state to purchase Édouard Manet's Olympia (1863)
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1887· 1 entry
And Gustave moved to the Petit-Gennevilliers property permanently in 1888
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1881· 1 entry
Caillebotte acquired a property at Petit-Gennevilliers, on the banks of the Seine near Argenteuil
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1877· 1 entry
Caillebotte had assumed the leadership role for the events by securing rental space, selecting artists and works, and hanging works
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1876· 2 entries
Of his younger brother René that his own life would be short, Caillebotte wrote his will while still in his twenties
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Showing eight paintings, including Les raboteurs de parquet (The Floor Scrapers, 1875), his earliest masterpiece
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1875· 1 entry
And was especially helpful to that artist's career and financial survival
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1874· 1 entry
And the surviving sons divided the family fortune after their mother's death in 1878
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1873· 1 entry
Caillebotte entered the École des Beaux-Arts, but apparently did not spend much time there
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1848· 1 entry
Born 1848-08-19.
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