(Art Institute of Chicago/Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York/Muse dOrsay/Yale University Press, 2012), p. 154. Sandra Gianfreda, exh. 15; 154. Cropped just below the knee, they are painted almost life size. Paris Street; Rainy Day, 1877 Gustave Caillebotte Background Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894) was born into a wealthy Parisian family. However, it did depict an everyday scene, which was a common trait of Impressionism and a move away from the Academic traditions of historical and religious subject matter. 8, 1877, p. 2. We will then provide a formal analysis, discussing the artistic techniques that the artist utilized in terms of color, line, and perspective. Caillebotte most prominently featured the bourgeois class, represented by the elegant couple in the foreground. H. Barbara Weinberg, Doreen Bolger, and David Park Curry, American Impressionism and Realism: The Painting of Modern Life, 18851915, with the assistance of N. Mishoe Brennecke, exh. 21; 29697. 3; 31, n. 4; 32, n. 11; 33, n. 22. As part of a new city plan designed by Baron Georges-Eugne Haussmann, these streets were relaid and their buildings razed during the artists lifetime. 7273 (ill.). What are the couple in the foreground gazing at? A study for Gustave Caillebottes Paris Street; Rainy Day (1877);Gustave Caillebotte, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Paris Street; Rainy Day (1877) was created during a pivotal time in the artists career. Jeanne Bouniort, exh. Marie-Amlie Anquetil, Caillebotte: Peintre et cinaste, Caillebotte, Dossier de lart 20 (Sept. 1994), pp. Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, Gustave Caillebotte: The Painters Eye, June 28Oct. The vanishing point of the painting appears to be just above the middle of the pictures, where a crucifix is shown. 68; 69, fig. The Impressionist Gustave Caillebotte painted it with a realism reminiscent of photography, which was an influencing factor and stylistic inspiration, creating a snapshot of an everyday scene. Contextual Analysis: A Brief Socio-Historical Overview, The Urban Setting: The Haussmannization of Paris, The real-life location of Gustave Caillebottes. 124; 125; 133, cat. Paris Street Rainy Day - The Artist 15, 1956, cat. exh. 6869 (ill.), 70. There are several examples of his preparatory sketches, which he made on handmade laid paper with graphite, crayon, and charcoal. Roundtrip prices range from $115 - $1,909, and one-ways to Grenoble start as low as $62. VisitMy Modern Met Media. The orthogonals used to render the buildings and cobblestones in proper linear perspective recede toward distinct vanishing points at or near the horizon.86 Small pinholes located at these vanishing points suggest Caillebotte executed the straight lines . 7, 1877, p. 2. Gustave Caillebotte: Paris Street; Rainy Day 1000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle Michael Bockemhl, Innocence of the Eye and Innocence of the Meaning: Zum Problem der Wirklichkeit in der realistischen Malerei von Gustave Caillebotte, Modernitt und Tradition: Festschrift fr Max Imdahl zum 60 Geburtstag, ed. Below, we look at the subject matter in more depth and explore the formal qualities, all of which have made this one of the major artworks from Impressionism.