Paris Street; Rainy Day

Museum record 20684: Paris Street; Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte. A verified entry point for discovery.

What to notice

For Paris Street; Rainy Day (record 20684), start with modern, expressive, atmospheric. Compare the focal subject, edge treatment, and atmosphere before moving on.

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This monumental painting is Gustave Caillebotte’s largest, most ambitious work and has been a visitor favorite since the Art Institute acquired it in 1964, well before the artist’s contributions to the Impressionist movement were widely recognized. Caillebotte captured a busy intersection of Paris that was only a short walk from his home. In fact, his paintings of Paris rarely depict areas beyond his familiar neighborhoods. Caillebotte demonstrated his affinity with the Impressionists through his subject…