Gustave CaillebotteFrench, 1848–1894Self-Portrait with a Hat
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Born into a Parisian upper middle-class family, Gustave Caillebotte was attracted to the innovations of the young artists who became known as the Impressionists. He officially joined the group for their second exhibition, in April 1876, and then organized the exhibition of 1877, where he showed Paris Street; Rainy Day, his masterpiece.
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Meanwhile, in the life of Gustave Caillebotte
The whole lifec. 1876 – 1878
Writes his will before the age of thirty
Convinced after René’s death that his own life would be short, Caillebotte wrote his will while still in his twenties, bequeathing a large collection to the French government.
1877
Takes charge of the Third Impressionist Exhibition
By the Third Impressionist Exhibition in 1877 Caillebotte had assumed the leadership role: he secured rental space, selected artists and works and hung the paintings. His involvement eventually declined, but in the end he showed works in five of the eight Impressionist exhibitions.
1878
His mother dies: the brothers divide the fortune
In 1878 the artist’s mother, Céleste Daufresne, died; the surviving sons, Gustave and Martial, divided the family fortune.
after 1878
Living with his brother Martial: photographs after his paintings
After their parents’ deaths Gustave lived for a long time with his brother Martial, first in Paris and then in Gennevilliers, where they bought an estate; the brothers shared an interest in faience collecting, philately and sailing, and Martial, a composer and photographer, often reproduced the compositions of his brother’s paintings in his photographs.
1879
The Fourth Impressionist Exhibition: 35 works on water and leisure
In 1879 Caillebotte submitted 35 paintings and pastels on water sports, boating and riverside leisure; “Oarsman in a Top Hat” (Boating Party) was considered one of the best of them, and the show is described as the most important exhibition of his works during his lifetime.
1881
Buys a property at Petit-Gennevilliers on the Seine
In 1881 Caillebotte acquired a property at Petit-Gennevilliers on the banks of the Seine near Argenteuil; it had a shipyard where he could design his own yachts.
