The Floor Planners Painting

The nude torsos of the planers are those of heroes of antiquity it would be unimaginable for parisian workers of those times.

The floor planners painting. Les raboteurs de parquet english title. The floor scrapers is an oil painting by french impressionist gustave caillebotte the canvas measures 102 by 146 5 centimetres 40 2 in 57 7 in. Caillebotte presented his painting at the 1875 salon. It was originally given by caillebotte s family in 1894 to the musée du luxembourg then transferred to the musée du louvre in 1929.

There are so many reasons to love an open floor plan. Les raboteurs de parquet the floor planers this painting is one of the first representations of urban proletariat. Open your mind to the creative use of color and you ll discover great ways to bring style and visual interest to the open spaces in your home. But soaring spaces rooms that have multiple purposes and areas visible from other rooms all present unique challenges.

In 1947 it was moved to the galerie nationale du jeu de paume and in. Robert summers lecturer otis college of art and design. The floor scrapers depicts three semi nude floor planers working on hands and knees scraping a parquet floor in a parisian apartment thought to be caillebotte s own studio at 77 rue de miromesnil. Les raboteurs de parquet english title.

The floor scrapers is an oil painting by french impressionist gustave caillebotte the canvas measures 102 by 146 5 centimetres 40 2 in 57 7 in. But far from closeting himself in academic exercises caillebotte exploited their rigour in order to explore the contemporary universe in a completely new way. In a home with an open floor plan two or more areas such as a living area and dining space or a kitchen and keeping room frequently share. Whereas peasants gleaners by millet or country workers stone breakers by courbet had often been shown city workers had seldom been painted unlike courbet or millet caillebotte does not incorporate any social moralising or political message in his work.

It was originally given by caillebotte s family in 1894 to the musée du luxembourg then transferred to the musée du louvre in 1929. Parme giuntini director of art history otis college of art and design and dr. Choosing paint colors is one of those decorating decisions that is entirely up to you. Gustave caillebotte the floor scrapers les raboteurs de parquet 1875 oil on canvas 102 x 146 5 cm musée d orsay paris.

However i will let you know how i dealt with my own open floor plan paint dilemma in my home.