Paris Street; Rainy Day
Gustave Caillebotte · 1877
Why it's great
Well-dressed Parisians stroll across a huge, wet intersection, holding umbrellas, with shiny gray cobblestones and handsome new buildings. Caillebotte painted it to show the modern, rebuilt Paris, which he knew well. The unusual cropping and perspective feel like a photograph. It's one of the best-known pictures of city life.
Where to see it
📍 Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, United States
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Gustave Caillebotte was born into a wealthy Paris family and trained as a lawyer and engineer before painting. He was an Impressionist, but his pictures often show unusual high or low perspectives of the modern city. He generously used his money to support his friends, buying their paintings. He lived near Paris and died in Gennevilliers at 45.
