The Floor Scrapers Print
It was originally given by caillebotte s family in 1894 to the musée du luxembourg then transferred to the musée du louvre in 1929.
The floor scrapers print. Robert summers lecturer otis college of art and design. Gustave caillebotte the floor scrapers the floor strippers 1875 musee dorsay 30 x 21 fine art giclee canvas print unframed reproduction. 5 0 out of 5 stars 1 rating. King mcgaw has an extensive collection of art prints by established and emerging artists which are all framed by hand in the uk.
In 1947 it was moved to the galerie nationale du jeu de paume and in. A group of three manual works are busy planning the floor with bare backs knelt so that their faces are only barely distinguishable. Parme giuntini director of art history otis college of art and design and dr. The floor scrapers gustave caillebotte.
Rainy day 1877 uses bold perspective to create a monumental portrait of a paris intersection on a rainy day. Le sujet estimé trivial par la critique académique de l époque peut faire songer aux repasseuses et aux blanchisseuses de degas. The popularity of his paintings helped to make the second exhibition far more popular than the first. 5 0 out of 5 stars best sellers rank.
Gustave caillebotte the floor scrapers les raboteurs de parquet 1875 oil on canvas 102 x 146 5 cm musée d orsay paris. At the invitation of auguste renoir the floor scrapers was featured in the second exhibition of the impressionist group april 1876 which earned gustave caillebotte high acclaim. The floor scrapers 1875 detail by gustave caillebotte. 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.
King mcgaw has an extensive collection of art prints by established and emerging artists which are all framed by hand in the uk. Caillebotte s masterpiece paris street. The floor scrapers 1875 by gustave caillebotte. Gustave caillebotte s 1875 canvas the floor scrapers depicts an atypical scene from a typically grand apartment in paris.
The painting includes images of several floor scraping tools as well as an opened bottle of cheap wine. Other articles where the floor scrapers is discussed. Daylight enters the room from a window on the far wall. 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.