GUSTAVE CAILLEBOTTE: "Paris Street, rainy day"1877 - oil on canvas, 212.2 - 276.2 cm. - The Art Institute of Chicago
This is Caillebotte's most famous and ambitious painting, exhibited at the Third Impressionist Exhibition at the Rue Le Peletier, where it was not well accepted by the critic. L'Évenement wrote about this painting: "the drawing is of good quality, but Caillebotte has forgotten to include the rain". Anyways, this is one of the best representations of 19th century Paris ever painted.
Sketchbook 8 - A Zebra Encounter
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