Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894) devoted himself to the cause of the “new painting” at a time when it needed him most, and it's fair to say that without him, Impressionism wouldn't have had the recognition and influence that enabled it to renew the pictorial art of the time. 

If history has long remembered Caillebotte only as a generous friend and patron of the arts, a collector of the Impressionists who bequeathed to the French state a remarkable body of work, including many masterpieces that today occupy an essential place in the Impressionist collections of the Musée d'Orsay, Caillebotte was also a gifted painter, demonstrating a certain audacity and incredible talent, as shown in the exhibition “Caillebotte, peindre les hommes” [“Caillebotte, painting men”]. 

Realistic and organized, generous and modest, Gustave Caillebotte's personality is fascinating. A man of many interests who, far from being vain, gave his all to everything he undertook, which was made possible by the financial wealth he inherited from his family. 

Caillebotte has always given himself the means to indulge his passions, be they art, gardening and horticulture, yachting, naval engineering or philately...

The meeting of man and artist is fascinating, and it is this man that we invite you to discover through this lecture.

Every month, on the third Saturday, Christophe Boïcos and Anne Catherine Abecassis take turns and host a conference, followed by a short Q&A session. The conference will be recorded live, and available online for one month.

Starts at 5:00pm (CET) / 11:00am (ET) / 8:00am (PT) - available on replay for one month

This event is open to all AFMO Members.

All invitations are personal and non-transferable.

Image credit: Gustave Caillebotte, Portrait de l'artiste, vers 1892. ©GrandPalaisRmn (musée d'Orsay) / Martine Beck-Coppola