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Gustave Caillebotte

1848–1894

Self-Portrait with a Hat, about 1879.
Self-Portrait with a Hat, about 1879.

Caillebotte participated in Impressionism as a painter, collector and patron. He bought works by Monet, Renoir, Degas, Cézanne and other contemporaries. The state initially accepted only part of his bequest, which later helped establish recognition for the new French painting.

Works

Paris Street; Rainy Day — Gustave CaillebotteGustave Caillebotte

Paris Street; Rainy Day

Sources

Gustave Caillebotte · Purchased with funds provided by Janet and William Jentes; The Art Institute of Chicago; 1995.189 · CC0 1.0 Portrait source · Licence