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| The Yellow Boat, 1891 Gustave Caillebotte French, 1848-1894 Oil on canvas 28-3/4 x 36-3/8 in. (73.0 x 92.5 cm) The Norton Simon Foundation F.1985.2.1.P © 2012 The Norton Simon Foundation Not on view Though the upper-class, Paris-born Gustave Caillebotte was not as well known as his colleagues Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Edgar Degas, he was nevertheless highly influential in establishing Impressionism as an important artistic movement in the late 19th century. Caillebotte, who often captured images of urban life and leisure, not only promoted the new style as a painter—he participated in five Impressionist exhibitions between 1876 and 1882—but also became a significant collector of Impressionist paintings. Indeed, the Caillebotte bequest, which was reluctantly accepted by the conservative French state upon his death, makes up the core of the now celebrated collection at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris. View Provenance |
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