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🎨🎉 Happy Birthday to Gustave Caillebotte! Born August 19, 1848, Caillebotte was more than just an Impressionist—he was a master observer of modern masculinity, capturing the men of 19th-century Paris with striking intimacy and originality. 🧑🎨🕰️🌧️
📘 “Gustave Caillebotte: Painting Men” explores this often-overlooked side of his work, focusing on his portrayals of brothers, workers, flâneurs, and friends. From The Floor Scrapers to Paris Street, Rainy Day, his paintings reflect a nuanced view of identity, gender, and class in a rapidly changing world.
Published to accompany a major international exhibition, this richly illustrated volume includes new biographical research, rare photographs, and essays that delve into Caillebotte’s life as a son, soldier, sportsman, and bachelor. It’s a fresh look at a painter who saw men not just as subjects—but as stories.
OUR THOUGHTS:
A wonderful book to add to your collection of an extraordinary Impressionist and his craft and legacy.