Gustave Caillebotte is a hit at the Chicago Art Institute
French Impressionist Gustave Caillebotte (1848–1894), not widely celebrated in his own time, now takes the spotlight in an exceptional exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago. I checked it out with a friend this weekend. At the heart of the show is the extraordinary “Paris Street; Rainy Day” (1877), with its grand scale and celebration of the bourgeois pulse of his neighborhood. Other highlights include The Floor Scrapers (1875), a groundbreaking study of working-class men at labor, and “Boaters” (1877), capturing the leisure rhythms of Parisian life along the River Sein. Caillebotte’s vision bridges class, craft, and culture, a reminder that beauty can be found as much in the grit of work as in the elegance of everyday Parisian life. The exhibition runs until October 5. It’s worth the trip!
My own love for the impressionists manifests itself in my work with time stacking photography, as seen in these three pieces.
(Left to right) Bird at Cathedral Rouen, Red Tree on River Hanson, Sunday at The Beach
See the Impressionism Gallery of time stacking photography here.