Gustave Caillebotte

Impressionist painter of modern Parisian life

Gustave Caillebotte was a French painter and art patron. His Paris Street; Rainy Day is one of the most iconic works at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Works

Paris Street; Rainy Day

Oil on canvas, 1877

Paris Street; Rainy Day (1877) by Gustave Caillebotte. Oil on canvas.

Calf's Head and Ox Tongue

Oil on canvas, c. 1882

Calf's Head and Ox Tongue (c. 1882) by Gustave Caillebotte. Oil on canvas.

Study for Paris Street; Rainy Day

Graphite, with touches of erasing and touches of charcoal, on tan, moderately thick, moderately textured handmade laid paper, 1877

Study for Paris Street; Rainy Day (1877) by Gustave Caillebotte. Graphite, with touches of erasing and touches of charcoal, on tan, moderately thick, moderately textured handmade laid paper.

Sketchbook

Sketchbook containing 40 drawings: 30 in graphite, 7 in watercolor over graphite, and 3 in graphite and brush and gray wash, on 40 sheets of cream wove paper bound in brown cloth, 1883

Sketchbook (June 1883–September 1887) by Gustave Caillebotte. Sketchbook containing 40 drawings: 30 in graphite, 7 in watercolor over graphite, and 3 in graphite and brush and gray wash, on 40 sheets of cream wove paper bound in brown cloth.

Self-Portrait with a Hat

Graphite on off-white, medium-weight, moderately textured laid paper, c. 1879

Self-Portrait with a Hat (c. 1879) by Gustave Caillebotte. Graphite on off-white, medium-weight, moderately textured laid paper.

Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra

Oil on canvas, 1875

Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra (1875–76) by Gustave Moreau. Oil on canvas.

Alpine Scene

Oil on canvas, 1865

Alpine Scene (1865) by Gustave Doré. Oil on canvas.

Mère Grégoire

Oil on canvas, 1855

Mère Grégoire (1855, reworked 1857–59) by Gustave Courbet. Oil on canvas.

Exhibitions & Events

Jun 28, 2015 – Oct 4, 2015

Gustave Caillebotte: The Painter's Eye

National Gallery of Art, Washington · Solo

Apr 11, 1876 – May 9, 1876

Second Impressionist Exhibition

Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris · Group

Education

Art Studies, Painting

École des Beaux-Arts

1873