Economic Research: Floor Scraper

Tuesday 11 December 2012

Floor Scraper

An active figure in French painting of the late 19th century, the artist Gustave Caillebotte was closely associated with Impressionism and adopted Impressionist techniques, although his natural style was closer to Realism. Compared to the main Impressionist painters he was a second-rate artist, although a few of his works show him to be one of the best genre painters of the group. In addition, he certainly knew what talent was, being one of the first great collectors of Impressionist paintings - a role which proved invaluable for the finances of the movement. On his death, although a few of his works show him to be one of the best genre painters of the group. he gifted 65 works to the French State (even though initially the State refused almost half), including works by Claude Monet (1840-1926), Camille Pissarro (1830-1903),Renoir (1841-1919), Alfred Sisley (1839-99), Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) and Degas (1834-1917). It was for this legacy that he was best remembered, although in recent years his own genre paintings have been viewed more favourably.