Impressionism, a historical reconstruction:
Gustave Caillebotte
(1848-1894)
at the 4th ‘impressionist’ exposition in 1879
an impression of his pictures
Which pictures did Caillebotte exhibit in 1879?
On this page you will find an accounted impression of the 25+4hc=29 pictures that Gustave Caillebotte showed at least at the 4th ‘impressionist’ exposition of 1879 in Paris (catalogue numbers 7-31+4hc). Among them were 6 pastels, 7 works depicted Canoers and 9 portraits. I render the pictures by form and in a more thematical way. Note: If you double click on the first picture (of a group) and then click on full screen, you can create a slideshow. Enjoy!
Gustave Caillebotte: 4IE-1879-7, Canotiers = 1877, 1CR75 + 2CR83, Oarsmen, 81×116, private Paris (iR2;R2,p266;R90II,p105+122;R101,no75;R102,no83+p282;R41,p47) =NY-AAG-1886-272; =DR1894-90
Gustave Caillebotte: 4IE-1879-8, Partie de bateau =1877, CR93+122, Boating Party (Canotier au chapeau haut de forme), 90×117, Orsay (iR2;R2,p266;R90II,p105+122;R101,no93;R102,no122+p282;R41,p89;M1,RF-MO-P-2022-5) =DR1894-60
Gustave Caillebotte, 4IE-1879-9, Périssoires. Now: 1877, CR76+86, Périssoires sur l’Yerres (Boating on the Yerres), 104×156, Milwaukee Art Museum (iR2;R2,p266;R90II,p105+122;R101,no76;R102,no86+p282).
Gustave Caillebotte: 4IE-1879-10, Périssoires = 1877, 1CR95 + 2CR87, Skiffs (Canoeing on the Yerres), 89×116, NGA Washington (iR2;R2,p272;R90II,p105+122;R101,no95;R102,no87+p282;M21) =? NY-AAG-1886-186 =DR1894-70
Gustave Caillebotte, 4IE-1879-13 canotier ramenant sa périssoire. Now: 1878, CR96+123, Boater docking his canoe (Boater Pulling His Périssoire), 74×93, Richmond VMFA (iR2;R2,p266;R90II,p106+123;R101,no96;R102,no123+p292;R41,p4)
Gustave Caillebotte, 4IE-1879-26, baigneurs (pastel). Now: 1877, CR78+89, Bathers, Banks of the Yerres, pastel, 75×95, MBA Agen (iR2;R16,p88;R2,p267;R90II,p107+124;R101,no78;R102,no89+p283)
Gustave Caillebotte, 4IE-1879-27, Canotiers (pastel). Now: 1877, CR77+84, Boaters on the Yerres, pastel, 52×86, private Paris (iR2;R2,p267;R90II,p107+125;R101,no77;R102,no84+p283)
Gustave Caillebotte, 4IE-1879-28, Vallée de l’Yerres (pastel). Now: 1877, CR99+92, La Vallée de l’Yerres, pastel, 57×71, A2012/05/02 (iR10;iR74;iR11;R2,p267;R90II,p107+125;R101,no99;R102,no92+p283)
Gustave Caillebotte, 4IE-1879-29, Potager (Pastel). Now: 1877, CR63+78, Jardin potager, Yerres, pastel 44×58, A2018/03/22 (iR10;iR15;R2,p267;R90II,p107+125;R101,no63;R102,no78+p283)
Gustave Caillebotte, 4IE-1879-31, Prairie, pastel =1878, CR101, Prairie, Yerres, pastel, 47×61, AM Tokyo (Mx;iR10;R90II,p107+125;R101,no101;R102,no127+p283)
Gustave Caillebotte, 4IE-1879-11, Vue de toits =1878, CR105+97, View on the roofs, Paris, 60×73, unknown location (aR8;R2,p266;R102,no97+p282;R101,no105;R90II,p106+122)
Gustave Caillebotte, 4IE-1879-11, Vue de toits. Compare: 1878, CR106+98, view of roofs, Paris, 50×65, private (iR2;R1001,no106;R102,no98).
Gustave Caillebotte, 4IE-1879-12, Vue de toits (effet de neige). Now: 1878, CR107+96, view of rooftops (snow effect), 65×81, Orsay (iR2;R2,p273;R101,no107;R102,no96+p282;R90II,p106+123;M1,RF2730)
Gustave Caillebotte, 4IE-1879-14, Rue Halévy, vue d’un sixième étage. Now: 1878, CR116+100, Rue Halevy, Seen from the Sixth Floor, 60×73, private (iR2;R2,p254;R90II,p106+123;R101,no116;R102,no100+p282)
Gustave Caillebotte, 4IE-1879-31+hc4, Place Saint-Augustin. Now: 1878, CR112+103, Place Saint-Augustin, Misty Weather, 54×65, A2012/11/07 (iR2; iR11;R102,no103+p283;R101,no112)
Gustave Caillebotte, 4IE-1879-31+hc2, Autoportrait au chevalet =1879ca, CR118+132, Self Portrait with Easel, 90×115, private (iR2;R41,p32;R101,no118;R102,no132;R90II,p107+126;R90I,p252)
Gustave Caillebotte, 4IE-1879-19, Portrait de M.R… Now: 1877, CR86+60, Portrait of a Man (M.R.), 105×81, private (iR2;R102,no60+p282;R101,no86;R2,p266).
Gustave Caillebotte, 4IE-1879-21, Portrait de Mme B… Now: 1877, CR68+67, Portrait of Madame Boissière Knitting, 65×80, MFA Houston (iR2;R2,p266;R90II,p106+124;R101,no68;R102,no67+p282)
Gustave Caillebotte, 4IE-1879-15, Portrait de M. F… Compare: 1877, CR56+61, Portrait de A Cassabois, 80×72, A2018/11/13 (iR11;R102,no61;R101,no56;R2,p267)
Gustave Caillebotte, 4IE-1879-16 =1878, CR82+107, Portrait of Richard Gallo, 80×65, private (iR10;iR303;R102,no107+p282;R101,no82;R90II,p106+123)
Gustave Caillebotte, 4IE-1879-17, Portrait de M. D… Probably: 1877, CR106+122, Portrait d’homme (Édouard Dessommes), 49×38, A1980/11/21 (aR8;iR10;R102,no106;R2,p266;R90II,p106)
Gustave Caillebotte: 4IE-1879-18, Portrait de M. E. D… = 1878, CR85+109, Portrait d’Eugène Daufresne, 100×81, A2023/10/13 (R2,p274;iR15;R90II,p106+123;R101,no85;R102,no109+p282) =DR1894/06-66
Gustave Caillebotte, 4IE-1879-20, Portrait de Mme C… =1878, CR85+112, Portrait de Mme Charles Caillebotte, 92×74, private (iR10;aR8;R90II,p123;R102,no112+p282;R101,no85)
Gustave Caillebotte, 4IE-1879-22, portrait de Mme H… Now: 1877ca, CR55+59, Portrait of a Young Woman in an Interior, 81×65, private Paris (iR2;iR11;R2,p266;R90II,p106+124;R101,no55;R102,no59+p282)
Gustave Caillebotte, 4IE-1879-23, pêche à la ligne. Now: 1878, CR89+118, Fishing, 157×113, private (iR2;R2,p267;R90II,p106+123;R101,no89;R102,no118+p282)
Gustave Caillebotte, 4IE-1879-24, baigneurs. Now: 1878, CR90+119, Bathers, banks of the Yerres, 157×117, private Paris (iR2;R2,p267;R90II,p107+123;R101,no90;R102,no119+p282)
Gustave Caillebotte, 4IE-1879-25, Périssoires. Now: 1878, CR91+120, Périssoires (The Canoes), 157×113, MBA Rennes (iR2;R41,p95;R3,p185;R2,p267;R90II,p107+124;R101,no91;R102,no120+p282)
Gustave Caillebotte, 4IE-1879-30, Rivière d’Yerres (Pastel). Compare: 1877, CR79+85, Canotier pêchant sur l’Yerres, pastel + gouache, 82×66, A2014/11/04 (iR11;iR2;R101,no79;R102,no85)
Gustave Caillebotte, 4IE-1879-30, Rivière d’Yerres (Pastel). Compare: 1875, CR21, L’Yerres, pluie (riverbank in the rain), 81×59, Bloomington IUAM (iR3;iR2;R41,p114;R102,no21;R101,no21)
Gustave Caillebotte, 4IE-1879-31+hc1, Une Vache et une chèvre. Compare: 1879/04/23, Draner, caricature, Le Charivari (R90II,p108+125;R102,no126+p283;R2,p255).
Gustave Caillebotte, 4IE-1879-31+hc3, Les Orangers. Now: 1878, CR87+114, Les orangers, 157×117, MFA Houston (iR3;iR2;R16,p91;R5,p11;R101,no87;R102,no114+p283;R90II,p107+125;R90I,p252)
Gustave Caillebotte, 4IE-1879-hc5, un soldat. Probably not exhibited: 1881, CR170+185, a soldier, 106×75, Josefowitz coll Lausanne, (iR2;iR11;R2,p255+275;R41,p10;R101,no170;R102,no185)
Clarification :
This was the first time that Caillebotte showed such a large amount of pictures, including 6 pastels. At least 4 works were not noted in the catalogue (=hc). Note: I will also render a 5th suggestion of a work exhibited outside the catalogue, but probably it was not exhibited at all. Most suggestions are (quite) certain, some are uncertain. Sometimes (to compare) I render an extra option. See the links for an account , the identification of paintings , the subscriptions . For the used sources at the bottom of the main page about Gustave Caillebotte .
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