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Let’s Be Alone Together
You know what one of my favourite movies of all time is? Closer. It’s dark, it’s dirty, it’s intimate, it’s lonely, it’s sad, it’s beautiful, it’s true. “Anna’s” photography exhibit is one I would have visited again and again – you know, if it had been real – especially the image of “Alice”. What other artist makes me feel all of the same emotions? The Impressionist/Realist, Gustave Caillebotte. Caillebotte’s On the Pont de l’Europe (below), to me anyway, represents a man that has lost something near to him, whether he threw it away or it crumbled into a pile of rubble, the point is that he stands alone on this…
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Gustave Caillebotte : tra pittura e fotografia.
Nato nel 1848 e pittore del movimento impressionista, Gustave Caillebotte era anche risconociuto come mecenate (dato da un notevole patrimonio lasciato dal suo padre) e generoso benefattore per i suoi amici pittori, Monet, Degas, Renoir e Pissaro, acquistando le loro opere. Appassionato di fotografia, lo stile di Caillebotte è tanto più realista che quello dei suoi amici impressionisti. Si potrebbe dire che ha anticipato la perspettiva fotografica, rappresentando, delle scene della vita quotidiana, delle persone, in sospensione nel tempo, in un momento d’istantaneità, usando un colore chiaro e una luce quasi vera. Era importante il legame con la tradizione realistica. Caillebotte rappresenta dal suo punto di vista il nuovo Parigi,…
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Caillebotte: la tirelire des impressionnistes
A l’époque, Gustave Caillebotte est considéré comme un grand mécène du mouvement impressionniste qui, grâce l’héritage reçu de son père, eut la possibilité de se procurer les oeuvres de ses amis impressionnistes et de payer le loyer de l’atelier de Monet. Ce n’est qu’après sa mort que Caillebotte est reconnu comme l’un des grands maîtres de l’Impressionisme en plus de son statut de grand maître financier ( il venait régulièrement en aide à ses amis en les soutenant financièrement). Bien que Caillebotte fasse partie du mouvement impressionniste, son style diffère de ses contemporains : Degas, Monet, Renoir, et Pissarro, parmi lesquels il a exposé lors de la seconde exposition impressionniste de…
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Caillebotte, un impresionista con calidad fotográfica
Gustave Caillebotte falleció demasiado joven. Su vida transcurrió entre 1848 y 1894, en esa convulsa época de transformaciones, conflictos y replanteamientos que fue el siglo XIX. Estudió derecho, pero rechazó su formación como jurista para dedicarse a retratar la vida moderna francesa y a pintar sensaciones junto a los pioneros del arte impresionista. La herencia que recibió tras el fallecimiento de su padre le permitió convertirse en el gran mecenas de Degas, Manet, Renoir, Monet, Pissarro, Cézanne y Sisley, entre otros, cuyas obras legó al Estado francés. Como muchos de sus amigos impresionistas, abandonó la despiadada ciudad para retirarse al barrio de Petit Gennevilliers, a orillas del Sena, donde cultivó…
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Caillebotte: Sugar Daddy of Impressionism
During his time, Gustave Caillebotte was known as a great supporter of the Impressionist movement. He had quite a bit of money due to a hefty allowance and inheritance from his father, which allowed him to purchase the works of his fellow Impressionists, subsidise several exhibitions, and even pay the rent for Monet’s studio. It wasn’t until after his death that Caillebotte was finally recognised as one of the great masters of Impressionism rather than simply a piggy bank for his friends. I suppose it’s typical for artists not to receive recognition and acclaim during their time, but it’s too bad that Caillebotte’s groundbreaking style, a mix between Realism and…
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