The Floor Scrapers Print

Robert summers lecturer otis college of art and design.

The floor scrapers print.

The painting includes images of several floor scraping tools as well as an opened bottle of cheap wine. King mcgaw has an extensive collection of art prints by established and emerging artists which are all framed by hand in the uk. The modern urban environment and the floor scrapers 1875 is a realistic scene of urban craftsmen busily at work. The floor scrapers 1875 by gustave caillebotte.

At the invitation of auguste renoir the floor scrapers was featured in the second exhibition of the impressionist group april 1876 which earned gustave caillebotte high acclaim. Gustave caillebotte the floor scrapers the floor strippers 1875 musee dorsay 30 x 21 fine art giclee canvas print unframed reproduction. Les raboteurs de parquet english title. Caillebotte s masterpiece paris street.

King mcgaw has an extensive collection of art prints by established and emerging artists which are all framed by hand in the uk. The floor scrapers depicts three semi nude floor planers working on hands and knees scraping a parquet floor in a parisian apartment thought to be caillebotte s own studio at 77 rue de miromesnil. Other articles where the floor scrapers is discussed. Gustave caillebotte the floor scrapers les raboteurs de parquet 1875 oil on canvas 102 x 146 5 cm musée d orsay paris.

It was originally given by caillebotte s family in 1894 to the musée du luxembourg then transferred to the musée du louvre in 1929. Daylight enters the room from a window on the far wall. 5 0 out of 5 stars best sellers rank. In 1947 it was moved to the galerie nationale du jeu de paume and in.

Rainy day 1877 uses bold perspective to create a monumental portrait of a paris intersection on a rainy day. Gustave caillebotte s 1875 canvas the floor scrapers depicts an atypical scene from a typically grand apartment in paris. A group of three manual works are busy planning the floor with bare backs knelt so that their faces are only barely distinguishable. The floor scrapers is an oil painting by french impressionist gustave caillebotte the canvas measures 102 by 146 5 centimetres 40 2 in 57 7 in.

Le sujet estimé trivial par la critique académique de l époque peut faire songer aux repasseuses et aux blanchisseuses de degas. Product information manufacturer aenx asin b07pyyz2wl customer reviews. The floor scrapers 1875 detail by gustave caillebotte. 5 0 out of 5 stars 1 rating.

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