Gustave Caillebotte (August 19, 1848 – February 21, 1894)

                                                                                                                                     

Woman at a Dressing Table

c. 1873

Caillebotte was a wonderful artist with a great grasp on representing soft emotions, though he is remembered far more, rather unfortunately, for his patronage of the arts, specifically the Impressionists. Patrons are littered throughout the arts, either out of the fondness or necessity of the painter; and they certainly aren't frivolous characters in history; but certainly the value of the patron isn't above the artist; so what should we make of an artist who  is remembered more fondly as a patron? (Did you notice how many semicolons I used?) Personally, I think he's a great artist, and all else is secondary.  

Fruit Displayed on a Stand

c. 1882

Paris Street

1877

Chrysanthemums, Garden at Petit Gennevilliers

1893

Floor Strippers

1875

The Yerres, Rain

1875

Naked Woman Lying on a Couch

1873

Display of Chickens and Game Birds

1882

Rising Road

1881

Self-Portrait

c. 1892