He met Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, and Pierre Auguste Renoir in 1874 and helped organize the first impressionist exhibition in Paris that same year. He participated in later shows and painted some 500 works in a more realistic style than that of his friends. Caillebotte's most intriguing paintings are those of the broad, new Parisian boulevards. Caillebotte's superb collection of impressionist paintings was left to the French government on his death. With considerable reluctance the government accepted part of the collection.
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Some works are considered to be in the public domain, based on current U.S. and international copyright acts. For more information on copyright laws, please refer to the Artists Rights Society and Benedict O'Mahoney's The Copyright Web Site . CGFA - Virtual Art Museum Carol L. Gerten maintains an impressive image library of meticulously scanned works from hundreds of renowned artists, including this collection featuring 4 of Caillebotte's paintings. Patron of the Impressionists Elenore Welles shares her insights on Caillebotte's influence as a patron of the Impressionist artists, and how his own works reflected the changes wrought on Paris by Baron Georges Haussmann. Explore the fascinating history of the prophet from Provence, Nostradamus .