A painting that I stumbled upon in my book was Place De i' Europe On A Rainy Day by Gustave Calliebotte. I think that most of hi work shows role 4. At first you might think he was trying to capture reality but if you look deeper his pieces his personal feelings for his environment, the town where he was born and raised and the privelages he has always had.
Gustave Calliebotte was born on August 19, 1848 in Paris, France to a wealthy family who made their money in textiles and real estate durng the redeveloment of Paris in the 1860's. In 1875 Gustave attempted to debut his work to the public by submitting his piece, "The Floorscrapers" tothe Salon jury. But they rejected it. In 1876 Gustave decied to exhibit in a more hospitable environment, the second Impressionist group exhibition of 1876. His work was highly acclaimed and stole the show. His work made the second exhibition far more of a popular success than the first. And that was when his areer began.
Throughout his career he helped financially support his Impressionist friends by purchasing their work at inflated prices and underwriting many of the expenses encurred by the exhibition. Many of his pieces were of his city, Paris, but in were portayed in his own way in how he sees the city.
He drew up a will very early in his life, most of his collection was bequeathed to the Impressionist exhibition and also providing money to it. Before he died in 1894 he entrusted his brother, Martial, to make sure th provisions of his will were carried out.
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