Gustave Caillebotte

Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin

NOW CLOSED

Paris Street; Rainy Day (detail; 1877), Gustave Caillebotte. Photo: Art Institute of Chicago

Painter and Patron of Impressionism

The rare loan of Paris Street; Rainy Day (1877) – coming to Berlin from the Art Institute of Chicago – is the highlight of this exhibition, which looks at how Caillebotte’s distinctive take on modern urban life, as well as his financial clout, helped to drive Impressionism forward. Find out more from the Alte Nationalgalerie’s website.

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Couple under an Umbrella (Study for Paris Street; Rainy Day) (1877), Gustave Caillebotte.

Couple under an Umbrella (Study for Paris Street; Rainy Day) (1877), Gustave Caillebotte. Photo: © Comité Caillebotte, Paris

Paris Street; Rainy Day, 1877

Paris Street; Rainy Day (1877), Gustave Caillebotte. Photo: Art Institute of Chicago

The Conversation (c. 1882–83), Edgar Degas.

The Conversation (c. 1882–83), Edgar Degas. Photo: Jürgen Liepe; © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Nationalgalerie

View of Vétheuil, Monet

View of Vétheuil (1880), Claude Monet. Photo: Jörg P. Anders. © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Nationalgalerie