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Caillebotte's vivid representations of Parisian life bridged the gap between Realism and Impressionism during the 1870s and early 1880s. His Paris Street: Rainy Day and Floorscrapers--each the subject of a fascinating, extensively illustrated analysis in this book--have become icons of the Impressionists' devotion to scenes of modern urban life.

Prepared by an international team of scholars to accompany the major 1994-95 retrospective organized by the Réunion des Musées Nationaux/Musée d'Orsay, Paris, and The Art Institute of Chicago, Gustave Caillebotte: Urban Impressionist reproduces 89 of his paintings and 28 of his drawings and studies, many of them from little-known private collections. Thoughtful essays examine both his work and his crucial role as an early patron and promoter of Impressionism. A chronology, list of exhibitions, and selected bibliography provide additional invaluable information. ... Read more

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Rowers and divers, strolling couples, scenes of Parisian working life: This is the world of Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894). Though he was affiliated with Impressionism from the start (he funded several early Impressionist exhibitions and often supported colleagues like Renoir, Monet and Pissarro by buying their works), and though he shared its commitment to "optic truth," Caillebotte was a Realist in the tradition of Courbet, and his painting is characterized more by its relation to early photography than by its optical subjectivity or its brushwork. Vertiginously tilting or zooming-in perspectives, whether along Parisian boulevards and the Seine or indoors, across intimate interiors, are Caillebotte's forte: His famous "Paris Street, Rainy Day" of 1877 (now in the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago), in which the street's wet paving stones loom up to the viewer, visually rivaling the buildings above them, is one example of such photography-derived effects. This publication is an invitation to discover Caillebotte, whose name has lately become more prominent, in part because of his pioneering blend of photography and painting. It particularly addresses Caillebotte's fondness for riverside and coastal scenes: He loved rowing and sailing, and his water landscapes, which feature colorful, glowing depictions of rowers on the Yerres, the Normandy coast, the banks of the Seine and the sailboats on the Argenteuil, are among his best-known works. Approximately 50 paintings, drawings, contemporary photographs and construction sketches and models for yachts create a comprehensive view of Caillebotte's achievement. ... Read more

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Creative, forward-looking and generous enigma
This book is a companion to the current (April 2009) exhibition, "Caillebotte: Impressionist Paintings from Paris to the Sea," at the Brooklyn Museum of Art.It contains the paintings, drawings and boat models in the exhibit, plus a fair amount of supporting illustrations and commentary that flesh out the very interesting story of one of Impressionism's more important, but lesser known artists.It chronicles Caillebotte's supportive relationships with Renoir, Monet, Bazillier, Pisarro and other impressionists.And it includes critical scholarship on the artist's particular interest in and talent for spatial relationships that were pretty unique for the artists of his group.

There are roughly three sections to the book (and the exhibition):life in Paris; country living at the Petit Gennevilliers and Yerres estates; and water (river and sea), boating (sailing and rowing) and boats.It makes for an interesting exhibition, with some striking paintings by Caillebotte on view.At the same time, neither the exhibit nor the book are close to being comprehensive, and do not include many of Caillebotte's best known works or even many of his lesser known, but brilliant pieces.This is understandable when exhibit organizers are heavily dependent on institutional and private loans that are increasingly difficult to manage because of insurance and other logistical issues.

Another reviewer expressed disappointment in the quality of reproductions in this book.In viewing the exhibition, I had the same reaction, but to some of the paintings!A number of them--the garden paintings, for example--had clearly not been cleaned in some time and were, in fact, pretty drab.It's also important to keep in mind that Caillebotte was dubbed "Mr. Blue" by a contemporaneous art critic, who thought that his frequent use of cool colors, especially blues, put him at a disadvantage vis a vis other painters of the time, especially his compatriot impressionists. In fairness, there are some blindingly bright landscapes in this exhibit (and book) where the artist uses some very strong chrome and cadmium paints that jump off the canvas.These paintings have probably also profited from more recent cleaning.

Gustave Caillebotte is artist deserving of much more attention, in my opinion, and this book takes a positive step in that direction.

Maupassant in painting
This book is the catalogue for an exhibition held atthe Kunsthalle Bremen, Germany, the Ordrupgaard in Copenhagen, Denmark and the Brooklyn Museum in NYC, in 2008-2009. The text is divided into several interesting essays that shednew light on Caillebotte's importance in the Impressionist movement, first as a financial backer (he came from a wealthy bourgeois family and became one of the most important collectors of his fellow-painters' works) and then as a member in its own right. The book also shows his affinity with the famed French storyteller Guy de Maupassant (especially in their depictions of rowing scenes, a favourite theme of the Impressionists) and compares Caillebotte's art to Monet's. Following the illustrations of the works that form the exhibition , several studies on the role of the figure, the image of Paris, of Yerres, of Normandy and of the Seine landscapes give a better idea of the depth of an artist long neglected and now finally given a deserved recognition.

One criticism however: the quality of the illustrations leaves a lot to be desired, the colors often appearing somewhat dull and faded (quite a disappointment when one knows the originals).

Yet, the book still deserves four stars because of the text, which makes it the best recent publication on this artist in my opinion. ... Read more

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A stunning study of the life and work of Gustave Caillebotte-until recently the "forgotten man" of Impressionism but now recognized as one of the most interesting and attractive artists in the group and as the painter of some of its most powerful and memorable images. The book includes beautiful color reproductions of all Caillebotte's most important works, his working drawings, and a selection of critical responses to his art when first shown. ... Read more

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Gustave Caillebotte-By Kirk Varnedoe
My favorite artist - in a classy book. What a wonderful way to get to know a little bit more about him and enjoy his art!This book is worth the price and more!

A comprehensive, balanced view of Caillebotte's work.
Kirk Varnedoe gives us, in Gustave Caillebotte, not only a beautifully reproduced compendium of the artist's major works, but an unusually insightful commentary on his place in the Impressionist movement. Perhapsmost importantly, he offers a vision of Caillebotte that allows us to seehim as more than a "minor" impressionist, but as an originalprecursor of modernism who remained true to his own unique vision despitethe influences of his better known contemporaries. The importance of latenineteenth century photography, and especially the new, shorter 28 mm.lenses of the period, on Caillebotte's treatment of perspective areanalyzed in detail through careful consideration of the preliminary studiesfor "Rainy Afternoon in Paris" and "Pont de l'Europe".While the author is forthright in his views of the "unevenness"of Caillebotte's oeuvre, he makes a strong case for viewing what Varnedoerefers to as Caillebotte's "internal personal dynamic" as adriving force behind the artist's shifting styles and artistic innovations.The illustrations faithfully reproduce the palette and nuances ofCaillebotte's work, still evolving at his untimely death at age 45. Animportant appendix catalogues the gift of Caillebotte's extraordinarypersonal collection of impressionist paintings to the French state. Theseworks by Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, Pisarro and others are part of the corecollection of the Musee d'Orsay, reminding us again of Caillebotte's roleas not only a contributor to the impressionist movement, but as a supporterand champion of its promulgation. ... Read more

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Deep understanding
Very exhaustive and subtle review of Caillebotte's art and personnality ... Read more

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Gustave Caillebotte's (1848-1894) paintings grasp the viewer due to their radicalism and modernity. In this monograph with 48 individual analyses, the oeuvre of this idiosyncratic newcomer amongst the impressionists is presented to the public for the first time. Gustave Caillebotte, known as a major patron of the Impressionists, left a body of work of almost 500 paintings. His paintings stood on equal footing with those impressionists at whose exhibitions he partook as of 1876. His realistic style and virtuous color compositions provided a modern-looking perspective and understanding of space that made his work distinctly unique. In four chapters, Caillebotte's work is placed in the context of the changing city and society that thematize the Parisian cityscape of Hausmann, the civic and urban life of the time, the sports and leisure culture, and the landscape. German text. ... Read more

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Like Monet and his beloved Giverny, Impressionist painter Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894) created a unique body of work celebrating a personal, life-long project, his garden at Yerres. The text includes a chronological survey of Caillebotte's known works. ... Read more

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Huge beautiful book
This book has alot of detailed information on Caillebotte, his family, the gardens, the house and art work at Yerres.There are more text and details of Caillebottes life than in the typical art book. I love the book. ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Gustave Caillebotte, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Édouard Manet, Auguste Renoir, Jean-Baptiste Corot, Alfred Sisley, Camille Pissarro, Victor Vignon, Eugène Boudin, Pierre Bonnard, Frédéric Samuel Cordey, Frédéric Bazille, Blanche Hoschedé, Albert Dagnaux, Armand Guillaumin, Charles-François Daubigny, Albert Lebourg, Albert Bartholomé, Adolphe-Félix Cals, Victor Charreton, Louis Ageron. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Édouard Manet (né à Paris le 23 janvier 1832 - mort à Paris le 30 avril 1883) est un peintre français majeur de la fin du siècle. Peintre de compositions à personnages, figures, nus, portraits, paysages, paysages urbains animés, natures mortes, aquarelliste, pastelliste, graveur, lithographe, dessinateur, affichiste, illustrateur. Pré-impressionniste. Refusant d'entrer à la faculté de droit comme le souhaitait son père, Édouard Manet tente le concours du Borda où il échoue. Il embarque néanmoins sur un bateau-école et part pour le Brésil d'où il ramène de nombreux dessins. De retour en France, il entre à l'atelier de Thomas Couture où il commence sa formation de peintre, et dès 1860, il présente ses premières toiles parmi lesquelles : Portrait de M. et Mme Auguste Manet Ses tableaux suivants, Lola de Valence, L'Homme mort, Combat de taureau, le Déjeuner sur l'herbe ou Olympia, font scandale . Manet est rejeté des expositions officielles, il joue alors un rôle de premier plan dans la « bohème élégante ». Il y fréquente des artistes qui l'admirent comme Fantin-Latour ou Edgar Degas et des hommes de lettres comme le poète Baudelaire ou le romancier Émile Zola dont il peint un portrait resté célèbre. C'est aussi à cette époque qu'il peint Joueur de fifre (18...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more