Impressionism, a historical reconstruction:

Gustave Caillebotte

(1848-1894)

at the 2nd ‘impressionist’ exposition in 1876

an impression of his paintings

What paintings did Caillebotte show in 1876?
On this page you will find an accounted impression of the 8 paintings that Gustave Caillebotte showed at the 2nd ‘impressionist’ exposition of 1876 in Paris (catalogue numbers 17-24). Note: If you double click on the first picture and then click on full screen, you can create a slideshow. Enjoy!

Gustave Caillebotte: 2IE-1876-17, Raboteurs de parquets = 1875, SDbr, 1CR28 + 2CR34, The floor-scrapers, 100x145, Orsay (iR2;iR3;iR8;R2,p166;R90II,p33+47;R101,no28;R102,no34+p282;R41,p100;M1,RF2718) =HD1877/05/28-1 (655fr; bought back); =New York-AAG+NAD-1886-30; =DR1894-29. Location: 77, rue de Miromesnil. — Gustave Caillebotte: 2IE-1876-17, Raboteurs de parquets = 1875, SDbr, 1CR28 + 2CR34, The floor-scrapers, 100×145, Orsay (iR2;iR3;iR8;R2,p166;R90II,p33+47;R101,no28;R102,no34+p282;R41,p100;M1,RF2718) =HD1877/05/28-1 (655fr; bought back); =New York-AAG+NAD-1886-30; =DR1894-29. Location: 77, rue de Miromesnil.

Gustave Caillebotte: 2IE-1876-18, Raboteurs de Parquets = 1876, SDbl, 1CR29 + 2CR35, The floor-scrapers, 80x100, private Paris (iR2;R2,p168;R90II,p33+47;R101,no29;R102,no35+p282;R41,p12) =HD1877/05/28-2 (bought back); DR1894-13; SdA-1921-2708. Location: 77, rue de Miromesnil. — Gustave Caillebotte: 2IE-1876-18, Raboteurs de Parquets = 1876, SDbl, 1CR29 + 2CR35, The floor-scrapers, 80×100, private Paris (iR2;R2,p168;R90II,p33+47;R101,no29;R102,no35+p282;R41,p12) =HD1877/05/28-2 (bought back); DR1894-13; SdA-1921-2708. Location: 77, rue de Miromesnil.

Gustave Caillebotte: 2IE-1876-19, Jeune homme jouant du piano. Now: 1876, SDbr, 1CR30+2CR36, Young man playing the piano, 80x116, private Paris (iR2;R2,p154;R90II,p33+47;R101,no30;R102,no36+p282;R41,p74) Expos: =New York-AAG+NAD-1886-28; =DR1894-43; =SdA1921-2704. Location: 77, rue de Miromesnil. — Gustave Caillebotte: 2IE-1876-19, Jeune homme jouant du piano. Now: 1876, SDbr, 1CR30+2CR36, Young man playing the piano, 80×116, private Paris (iR2;R2,p154;R90II,p33+47;R101,no30;R102,no36+p282;R41,p74) Expos: =New York-AAG+NAD-1886-28; =DR1894-43; =SdA1921-2704. Location: 77, rue de Miromesnil.

Gustave Caillebotte: 2IE-1876-21, Déjeuner = 1876, SDbr, 1CR32+2CR37, Luncheon, 52x75, private (iR2;R2,p155;R90II,p33+47;R101,no32;R102,no37+p282;R41,p53). Location: Rue de Miromesnil). Sitters: Mme Martial + René Caillebotte. — Gustave Caillebotte: 2IE-1876-21, Déjeuner = 1876, SDbr, 1CR32+2CR37, Luncheon, 52×75, private (iR2;R2,p155;R90II,p33+47;R101,no32;R102,no37+p282;R41,p53). Location: Rue de Miromesnil). Sitters: Mme Martial + René Caillebotte.

Gustave Caillebotte: 1876ca, 1CR33+2CR39, S-, The garden in Yerres, 59x81, private (iR2;R101,no33;R102,no39) =?? 2IE-1876-22, Jardin. — Gustave Caillebotte: 1876ca, 1CR33+2CR39, S-, The garden in Yerres, 59×81, private (iR2;R101,no33;R102,no39) =?? 2IE-1876-22, Jardin.

Gustave Caillebotte: 2IE-1876-23, Jardin =? 1875, 1CR34+2CR25, SDbr, The park on the Caillebotte property at Yerres, 65x92, A2005/11/01 (iR2;iR11;R102,no25+p282;R101,no34). — Gustave Caillebotte: 2IE-1876-23, Jardin =? 1875, 1CR34+2CR25, SDbr, The park on the Caillebotte property at Yerres, 65×92, A2005/11/01 (iR2;iR11;R102,no25+p282;R101,no34).

Gustave Caillebotte: 2IE-1876-20, Jeune homme à sa fenêtre = 1876, SDbl, 1CR26 + 2CR32, Young man at his window, 116x81, private (iR2;R2,p169;R90II,p33+47;R101,no26;R102,no32+p282;R41,p72) Expos: =? New York-AAG+NAD-1886-230; =DR1894-97. — Gustave Caillebotte: 2IE-1876-20, Jeune homme à sa fenêtre = 1876, SDbl, 1CR26 + 2CR32, Young man at his window, 116×81, private (iR2;R2,p169;R90II,p33+47;R101,no26;R102,no32+p282;R41,p72) Expos: =? New York-AAG+NAD-1886-230; =DR1894-97.

Gustave Caillebotte: 2IE-1876-24, Après déjeuner. Compare:

Clarification:
Many suggestions are (quite) certain. No.24 is now lost, to compare I render a compilation of 2 pictures. See the links for an account, identification of paintings, the subscriptions. For the used sources see at the bottom of the main page about Gustave Caillebotte.

Additional references (=aRx):

johnpwalshblog.com//caillebotte 1876 and 1877 (blog on the contribution of Gustave Caillebotte to the 2nd and 3rd ‘impressionist’ exposition)

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