Gustave CAILLEBOTTE (1848-1894)
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See also : Cities Paris Man and woman
Chronology : 1870-1879 1878 1880 1881 1885
See also : Cities Paris Man and woman
Chronology : 1870-1879 1878 1880 1881 1885
breakthrough
1875 Raboteurs
Musée d'Orsay
Born in Paris to a family of wealthy bourgeois, Gustave Caillebotte graduated in law but could manage his life like a spare time. He took an interest in painting and made many friends in the avant-gardes. He was a keen visitor in 1874 of the exhibition afterward known as the Première exposition des peintres impressionnistes.
The young artists were innovating in the brush stroke, but also in the themes. Monet managed to display some instantaneous views of daily realism that went against the expectations of the official Salons. Un Coin d'appartement, painted by Monet in 1875, was acquired by Caillebotte whom it certainly deeply influenced.
In 1876 Caillebotte is invited to participate in the Seconde exposition des peintres impressionnistes. He hangs eight paintings including his masterpiece Les Raboteurs de parquet that does not feature the bourgeois but an instantaneous of three workers preparing the floor in a bourgeois apartment, undisturbed by the painter. This picture had of course been refused by the Salon for its ordinary theme in the previous year.
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The young artists were innovating in the brush stroke, but also in the themes. Monet managed to display some instantaneous views of daily realism that went against the expectations of the official Salons. Un Coin d'appartement, painted by Monet in 1875, was acquired by Caillebotte whom it certainly deeply influenced.
In 1876 Caillebotte is invited to participate in the Seconde exposition des peintres impressionnistes. He hangs eight paintings including his masterpiece Les Raboteurs de parquet that does not feature the bourgeois but an instantaneous of three workers preparing the floor in a bourgeois apartment, undisturbed by the painter. This picture had of course been refused by the Salon for its ordinary theme in the previous year.
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1876 Jeune Homme à sa Fenêtre
2021 SOLD for $ 53M by Christie's
Another scene exhibited by Caillebotte at the Seconde exposition is Jeune Homme à sa fenêtre, mingling the keen interests of the artist for his family and for the bourgeois comfort of the districts recently rebuilt by Haussmann. It features his younger brother René from back, standing at the balcony of the family's apartment to have a look towards the rue de Miromesnil and its sparse pedestrians.
This oil on canvas 116 x 81 cm painted in 1876 was sold for $ 53M by Christie's on November 11, 2021, lot 23C. The image is shared by Wikimedia.
The sun bathed rue de Miromesnil is rendered here in a highly realistic brush stroke. Now entered in the Impressionniste group, Caillebotte will then keenly use their style of painting and be instrumental in promoting their exhibitions.
L'Homme au balcon boulevard Haussmann, oil on canvas 117 x 90 cm painted in 1880, is a similar composition from an elevated point executed with an impressionist brushstroke in the trees. It has been sold for $ 14.3M by Christie's on May 8, 2000, lot 8.
This oil on canvas 116 x 81 cm painted in 1876 was sold for $ 53M by Christie's on November 11, 2021, lot 23C. The image is shared by Wikimedia.
The sun bathed rue de Miromesnil is rendered here in a highly realistic brush stroke. Now entered in the Impressionniste group, Caillebotte will then keenly use their style of painting and be instrumental in promoting their exhibitions.
L'Homme au balcon boulevard Haussmann, oil on canvas 117 x 90 cm painted in 1880, is a similar composition from an elevated point executed with an impressionist brushstroke in the trees. It has been sold for $ 14.3M by Christie's on May 8, 2000, lot 8.
Le Pont de l'Europe
Intro
Paris is completely transformed during the Second Empire. For security reasons, Napoléon III entrusted to Haussmann the gigantic task of ridding the city from its dense pattern of unhealthy streets. Haussmann cuts into the urban fabric to create wide and straight avenues, lined with tall buildings on a unique model with long balconies.
Born in Paris in 1848, Gustave Caillebotte knew and appreciated such a breakthrough. In 1875 the young artist became an Impressionniste after his resentment of the Salon's rejection of a too social painting. He has the imagination for finding new themes.
Another wonder of the time is the railroad. In 1876 Caillebotte paints two views of the pont de l'Europe, a very long railway viaduct completed in 1868 with a prominent truss that connects to the Gare Saint-Lazare. These views are in full opposition from one another in terms of composition and color.
Monet devoted the winter of 1877 to his series of paintings of this station, the terminus of the line that led him to Argenteuil. He worked from an apartment of which Caillebotte paid the rent.
Born in Paris in 1848, Gustave Caillebotte knew and appreciated such a breakthrough. In 1875 the young artist became an Impressionniste after his resentment of the Salon's rejection of a too social painting. He has the imagination for finding new themes.
Another wonder of the time is the railroad. In 1876 Caillebotte paints two views of the pont de l'Europe, a very long railway viaduct completed in 1868 with a prominent truss that connects to the Gare Saint-Lazare. These views are in full opposition from one another in terms of composition and color.
Monet devoted the winter of 1877 to his series of paintings of this station, the terminus of the line that led him to Argenteuil. He worked from an apartment of which Caillebotte paid the rent.
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masterpiece
1876 (summer)
Musée du Petit Palais, Genève
The summer view, oil on canvas 125 x 180 cm, was showed in 1877 at the 3rd Impressionist exhibition. It was preceded by at least six oil sketches. It displays a bright sun light.
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for reference
1876-1877 Sur le Pont de l'Europe (winter)
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth TX
A close view of the truss, oil on canvas 106 x 130 cm in a nearly monochromatic grey and blue, was painted by Caillebotte in 1876, or in early 1877 while Monet was making his series.
An utmost attention is brought to the details of the metalwork. Two bourgeois look at the station through the metallic structure while another man is walking, already half out of view. They are dressed for chilling cold. The steam of a train is visible in the background. The characters and the structure are cropped.
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An utmost attention is brought to the details of the metalwork. Two bourgeois look at the station through the metallic structure while another man is walking, already half out of view. They are dressed for chilling cold. The steam of a train is visible in the background. The characters and the structure are cropped.
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1876-1877 sketch
2018 SOLD for $ 8.2M by Christie's
Only one oil sketch is known for the winter view. This highly finished painting in more of half size is certainly the final sketch. This oil on canvas 65 x 81 cm was sold by Christie's for $ 4.4M on November 6, 2002, lot 26 and for $ 8.2M on May 15, 2018, lot 23A.
1877 Les Jardiniers
2022 SOLD for $ 7M by Christie's
The bourgeois required the services of workmen for their life in the city and in their leisure residence. Caillebotte observed the men at work and the details of the gesture.
Les Raboteurs (floor planers) is an early example, executed in 1875.
Painted in 1877 in the walled kitchen garden of the family home at Yerres, Les Jardiniers is its counterpart in the countryside. A bare footed man is watering well aligned lettuces with two cans while a helper is waiting for bringing to him two filled cans.
The view includes many details of the well maintained garden in late spring, including a row of cloches for the melons, the glazed chests with sloping rooves, the trellis for fruit trees.
Les Jardiniers, oil on canvas 90 x 117 cm, was sold for $ 7M by Christie's on November 17, 2022, lot 58. The image is shared by Wikimedia.
Les Raboteurs (floor planers) is an early example, executed in 1875.
Painted in 1877 in the walled kitchen garden of the family home at Yerres, Les Jardiniers is its counterpart in the countryside. A bare footed man is watering well aligned lettuces with two cans while a helper is waiting for bringing to him two filled cans.
The view includes many details of the well maintained garden in late spring, including a row of cloches for the melons, the glazed chests with sloping rooves, the trellis for fruit trees.
Les Jardiniers, oil on canvas 90 x 117 cm, was sold for $ 7M by Christie's on November 17, 2022, lot 58. The image is shared by Wikimedia.
1877 Monsieur R
2022 SOLD for £ 6.7M by Sotheby's
From 1860 the wealthy Caillebotte family had a summer residence in Yerres in a neo-Palladian villa that had belonged to Biennais. In this village known in period for his leisure activities, they enjoyed canoeing on the eponymous Yerres river. Gustave executed outdoors nearly 80 landscape painting at Yerres in the 1870s.
He used to make family portraits. Painted in 1877, his portrait of Monsieur R. is an exception. The fellow is comfortably relaxing in a sofa in an interior setting which was probably the Caillebotte's salon. The tissue of the sofa, cushion and wall coverings are elegantly matching.
Apart his family name which was Reyre, no information remains about this man which was probably a leisure friend of the family. A pastel executed in the same year of the same man, recognizable by his narrow cheeks and pointed chin, features him in an incongruous city attire while canoeing on the river with a typical boater.
The Portrait de Monsieur R, oil on canvas 81 x 105 cm, was featured on the wall in an 1878 pastel. It was exhibited in 1879 at the 4th exposition impressionniste and was purchased by Mr Reyre to the artist. It was sold for £ 6.7M from a lower estimate of £ 4M by Sotheby's on March 2, 2022, lot 126. The image is shared by Wikimedia.
He used to make family portraits. Painted in 1877, his portrait of Monsieur R. is an exception. The fellow is comfortably relaxing in a sofa in an interior setting which was probably the Caillebotte's salon. The tissue of the sofa, cushion and wall coverings are elegantly matching.
Apart his family name which was Reyre, no information remains about this man which was probably a leisure friend of the family. A pastel executed in the same year of the same man, recognizable by his narrow cheeks and pointed chin, features him in an incongruous city attire while canoeing on the river with a typical boater.
The Portrait de Monsieur R, oil on canvas 81 x 105 cm, was featured on the wall in an 1878 pastel. It was exhibited in 1879 at the 4th exposition impressionniste and was purchased by Mr Reyre to the artist. It was sold for £ 6.7M from a lower estimate of £ 4M by Sotheby's on March 2, 2022, lot 126. The image is shared by Wikimedia.
1878 La Rue Halévy
2019 SOLD for $ 14M by Sotheby's
Paris is experiencing cultural transformations. Inaugurated in 1875, the immense Opéra de Paris becomes the symbol of the wealthy bourgeoisie to which the Caillebotte family belongs.
La Rue Halévy vue du sixième étage, oil on canvas 60 x 73 cm painted by Caillebotte in 1878, was sold for $ 14M from a lower estimate of $ 6M by Sotheby's on May 14, 2019, lot 17. The image below, shared by Wikimedia, was copied from an art book.
As wide as a boulevard, the rue Halévy leads from the boulevard Haussmann to the Opéra, which is visible beyond the Haussmannian buildings. This aerial cityscape is bold for its time. The street is pleasantly animated with sparse pedestrians and carriages.
Caillebotte definitely likes this district. After the death of their mother in that same year, Gustave and his brother Martial move to the 3rd floor at 31 boulevard Haussmann, less than 200 meters from the position of the previous sight. Their balcony overlooking the boulevard is the theme of several paintings in 1880 and 1881.
La Rue Halévy vue du sixième étage, oil on canvas 60 x 73 cm painted by Caillebotte in 1878, was sold for $ 14M from a lower estimate of $ 6M by Sotheby's on May 14, 2019, lot 17. The image below, shared by Wikimedia, was copied from an art book.
As wide as a boulevard, the rue Halévy leads from the boulevard Haussmann to the Opéra, which is visible beyond the Haussmannian buildings. This aerial cityscape is bold for its time. The street is pleasantly animated with sparse pedestrians and carriages.
Caillebotte definitely likes this district. After the death of their mother in that same year, Gustave and his brother Martial move to the 3rd floor at 31 boulevard Haussmann, less than 200 meters from the position of the previous sight. Their balcony overlooking the boulevard is the theme of several paintings in 1880 and 1881.
1880 L'Homme au Balcon
2000 SOLD for $ 14.3M by Christie's
With Haussmann's works, Paris lost its dangerous and unhealthy medieval streets to the benefit of wide boulevards which became the symbol of the social success of the bourgeoisie. Very attracted by the Opera district, the Caillebotte brothers moved in 1879 to the sixth floor of a luxurious building at 31 boulevard Haussmann.
Gustave Caillebotte does not need to sell his paintings. He appropriates Monet's virtuosity, which he adapts to the scenes of his familiar surrounding. He wanted to be seen as a guarantor of impressionism at a time when new styles, notably around Degas, were questioning the basics of the movement.
In his apartment, Caillebotte develops the theme of the balcony, this observatory that ensures the transition between the cozy interior and the grandiose exterior. On May 8, 2000, Christie's sold for $ 14.3M L'Homme au balcon Boulevard Haussmann, oil on canvas 117 x 90 cm painted in 1880, lot 8. The image is shared by Wikimedia.
Seen from behind, the standing man looks at the boulevard above which he has a dominant position. He is a visitor : he kept his top hat according to the fashion of the time, quite similar to the one we see on photos featuring Gustave.
The balance of this composition makes it an example worthy for demonstration, which Caillebotte will exhibit in 1882 at the Septième Exposition des Artistes Indépendants. On a beautiful sunny day, the foliage and buildings appear between the wrought iron grille and the elegant two-tone canopy.
This painting was given by the artist to his notary, who is probably the bourgeois of this scene.
Gustave Caillebotte does not need to sell his paintings. He appropriates Monet's virtuosity, which he adapts to the scenes of his familiar surrounding. He wanted to be seen as a guarantor of impressionism at a time when new styles, notably around Degas, were questioning the basics of the movement.
In his apartment, Caillebotte develops the theme of the balcony, this observatory that ensures the transition between the cozy interior and the grandiose exterior. On May 8, 2000, Christie's sold for $ 14.3M L'Homme au balcon Boulevard Haussmann, oil on canvas 117 x 90 cm painted in 1880, lot 8. The image is shared by Wikimedia.
Seen from behind, the standing man looks at the boulevard above which he has a dominant position. He is a visitor : he kept his top hat according to the fashion of the time, quite similar to the one we see on photos featuring Gustave.
The balance of this composition makes it an example worthy for demonstration, which Caillebotte will exhibit in 1882 at the Septième Exposition des Artistes Indépendants. On a beautiful sunny day, the foliage and buildings appear between the wrought iron grille and the elegant two-tone canopy.
This painting was given by the artist to his notary, who is probably the bourgeois of this scene.
1881 Chemin Montant
2019 SOLD for £ 16.7M by Christie's
Martial Caillebotte was a cloth merchant who had amassed a considerable fortune as a supplier of the armies of Napoléon III. His sons did not need to work for living.
Gustave Caillebotte enjoyed rowing, sailing, painting, gardening. In 1875 a painting showing workmen is refused by the Salon : the subject cannot please the bourgeois. In response, the young artist undertakes to support the Impressionnistes. He will even be an indefectible guarantor of a certain authenticity of the early impressionist style.
Gustave is skilled. The sharp line from his beginnings gives way to a real impressionist brushstroke. In bold compositions, he studies the effects of diving and counter-diving.
He spends several summers near Trouville, the seaside village that offers its nautical pleasures and social entertainment to wealthy Parisians housed in grands hôtels and opulent villas.
Chemin montant, oil on canvas 100 x 125 cm painted in 1881, was sold by Christie's for $ 6.7M on November 4, 2003 and for £ 16.7M on February 27, 2019, lot 28. The image is shared by Wikimedia.
A man and a woman are seen from behind, at the edge between the shadow and a bright summer sun. They move slowly, at the same level, without worrying about each other. They are not recognizable, probably to protect the anonymity of the very young woman who will henceforth share the life of the artist. The connoisseurs of the ancient Trouville recognize on the left side the Villa Italienne which was bordered by a steep path.
The artwork is painted in the full Impressionniste maturity of Caillebotte, probably in his studio from sketches. The path is leveled for a better opening onto the wooded horizon. The color balance is carefully constructed, with the yellow of the hat and the blue of gown and sky echoing the green of the vegetation while being embellished with the red-orange spots of the shutters and the sunshade.
Gustave Caillebotte enjoyed rowing, sailing, painting, gardening. In 1875 a painting showing workmen is refused by the Salon : the subject cannot please the bourgeois. In response, the young artist undertakes to support the Impressionnistes. He will even be an indefectible guarantor of a certain authenticity of the early impressionist style.
Gustave is skilled. The sharp line from his beginnings gives way to a real impressionist brushstroke. In bold compositions, he studies the effects of diving and counter-diving.
He spends several summers near Trouville, the seaside village that offers its nautical pleasures and social entertainment to wealthy Parisians housed in grands hôtels and opulent villas.
Chemin montant, oil on canvas 100 x 125 cm painted in 1881, was sold by Christie's for $ 6.7M on November 4, 2003 and for £ 16.7M on February 27, 2019, lot 28. The image is shared by Wikimedia.
A man and a woman are seen from behind, at the edge between the shadow and a bright summer sun. They move slowly, at the same level, without worrying about each other. They are not recognizable, probably to protect the anonymity of the very young woman who will henceforth share the life of the artist. The connoisseurs of the ancient Trouville recognize on the left side the Villa Italienne which was bordered by a steep path.
The artwork is painted in the full Impressionniste maturity of Caillebotte, probably in his studio from sketches. The path is leveled for a better opening onto the wooded horizon. The color balance is carefully constructed, with the yellow of the hat and the blue of gown and sky echoing the green of the vegetation while being embellished with the red-orange spots of the shutters and the sunshade.
1884 Petit Gennevilliers
2019 SOLD for $ 19.7M by Sotheby's
Gustave Caillebotte is a wealthy Parisian bourgeois. After the death of his mother, he gives up the family home at Yerres and buys an estate in Petit-Gennevilliers to build his house and his studio. Close to the Argenteuil bridge, he thus settles in a place beloved by his impressionist friends where he could devote himself to his passion for boating.
Caillebotte does not need money. His works are most often in relation with his private life, in Paris, Gennevilliers or Trouville. In the early 1880s he desires to be the representative of the earliest Impressionist style and manages to move away from the group, having therefore more time for hobbies and painting.
He has many friends, including a former school fellow named Richard Gallo of whom he has made since 1878 several salon portraits. He manages to attract this young townsman for a visit to Gennevilliers.
On November 12, 2019, Sotheby's sold for $ 19.7M Richard Gallo et son chien Dick au Petit-Gennevilliers, lot 25. The image is shared by Wikimedia.
This very large oil on canvas 89 x 116 cm painted in 1884 has an unconventional composition as it was liked by Caillebotte or Degas. The Seine river displays all its colors and reflections. On the other side, sparse little houses reveal that we are not in Paris.
In contrast, the bank at the foreground is poorly lit. The bourgeois follows the dog from a distance, without obstructing the central view to the river. Both are seen in profile as silhouettes. They are in the fashion of Paris, the man with his frock coat, hat and cane and the poodle shorn "à la lion".
The river seems to be the main theme of this painting. Exhibited in 1888 with the title Portrait de M. R.G., it was indeed considered by the artist as a portrait of his friend, perhaps meaning nicely that the social gap between city and countryside is not irremediable. Presented by the artist to Gallo, it was not included in the bequest of the Caillebotte collection to the French state.
Caillebotte does not need money. His works are most often in relation with his private life, in Paris, Gennevilliers or Trouville. In the early 1880s he desires to be the representative of the earliest Impressionist style and manages to move away from the group, having therefore more time for hobbies and painting.
He has many friends, including a former school fellow named Richard Gallo of whom he has made since 1878 several salon portraits. He manages to attract this young townsman for a visit to Gennevilliers.
On November 12, 2019, Sotheby's sold for $ 19.7M Richard Gallo et son chien Dick au Petit-Gennevilliers, lot 25. The image is shared by Wikimedia.
This very large oil on canvas 89 x 116 cm painted in 1884 has an unconventional composition as it was liked by Caillebotte or Degas. The Seine river displays all its colors and reflections. On the other side, sparse little houses reveal that we are not in Paris.
In contrast, the bank at the foreground is poorly lit. The bourgeois follows the dog from a distance, without obstructing the central view to the river. Both are seen in profile as silhouettes. They are in the fashion of Paris, the man with his frock coat, hat and cane and the poodle shorn "à la lion".
The river seems to be the main theme of this painting. Exhibited in 1888 with the title Portrait de M. R.G., it was indeed considered by the artist as a portrait of his friend, perhaps meaning nicely that the social gap between city and countryside is not irremediable. Presented by the artist to Gallo, it was not included in the bequest of the Caillebotte collection to the French state.
1885 Le Pont d'Argenteuil et la Seine
2011 SOLD for $ 18M by Sotheby's
Gustave Caillebotte is a wealthy Parisian bourgeois. After the death of his mother, he gives up the family home at Yerres and buys an estate in Petit-Gennevilliers to build his house and his studio. Close to Argenteuil, he thus settles in 1881 in a place beloved by his impressionist friends Manet, Monet, Sisley and Renoir, where he could devote himself to his passion for sailing.
Caillebotte does not need money. His works are most often in relation with his private life, in Paris, Gennevilliers or Trouville. In the early 1880s he desires to be the representative of the earliest Impressionist style and manages to move away from the group, having therefore more time for hobbies and painting.
Le Pont d'Argenteuil et la Seine, painted in 1885, is a view under a single wood arch of the highway bridge at mid day with the Seine river below in shadow and beyond. The close view of the architecture is reminding the Pont de l'Europe in Paris painted by him in 1876. The end of the modern railway bridge of Monet's fame is visible on the shore.
This oil on canvas 66 x 82 cm was sold for $ 8.5M by Christie's on November 6, 2008, lot 36, and for $ 18M by Sotheby's on November 2, 2011, lot 17. The image is shared by Wikimedia.
Caillebotte does not need money. His works are most often in relation with his private life, in Paris, Gennevilliers or Trouville. In the early 1880s he desires to be the representative of the earliest Impressionist style and manages to move away from the group, having therefore more time for hobbies and painting.
Le Pont d'Argenteuil et la Seine, painted in 1885, is a view under a single wood arch of the highway bridge at mid day with the Seine river below in shadow and beyond. The close view of the architecture is reminding the Pont de l'Europe in Paris painted by him in 1876. The end of the modern railway bridge of Monet's fame is visible on the shore.
This oil on canvas 66 x 82 cm was sold for $ 8.5M by Christie's on November 6, 2008, lot 36, and for $ 18M by Sotheby's on November 2, 2011, lot 17. The image is shared by Wikimedia.
1892 Bateaux au mouillage à Argenteuil
2015 SOLD for $ 6.7M by Sotheby's
Gustave Caillebotte was a man of many passions. Born into a wealthy family, he did not need to work for his living and was able to accompany and support the Impressionists.
Monet lived in Argenteuil from 1871 to 1878. In 1881 he convinced Caillebotte to settle in this small town on the Seine where he could spend his time in the double pleasure of painting and of competitive sailing.
In Argenteuil Monet had experienced with the outdoor painting, with his touch so original, his bold composition, his studies of colors and reflections. The young Caillebotte was gifted, too. His view under the bridge of Argenteuil, 66 x 82 cm, circa 1883, is worthy of Monet. It was sold for $ 8.5M by Christie's in 2008.
His views of the Seine are common, with the blue river, the reflections, the small boats, almost always in medium format.
An oil on canvas 60 x 73 cm painted in 1882 was sold for $ 5.1M by Christie's on November 3, 2010, lot 7. It shows two small boats at rest, awaiting their sails. The boats have been identified as belonging to the artist. A view painted in 1883, identical in format and similar in conception, was sold for £ 3.3M by Christie's on June 23, 2010, lot 13. A view 65 x 81 cm painted ca 1882 from Petit-Gennevilliers was sold for $ 4.9M by Christie's on November 17, 2022, lot 44.
Bateaux au mouillage, oil on canvas 60 x 74 cm painted in 1892, features a nice ripple at the surface of the river which is another reminiscence of the style of Monet. Argenteuil is viewed from an island or possibly from a boat near its shore. At that time Caillebotte was living full time at Petit-Gennevilliers. It was sold for $ 6.7M from a lower estimate of $ 5M by Sotheby's on November 5, 2015, lot 10. The image is shared by Wikimedia.
Monet lived in Argenteuil from 1871 to 1878. In 1881 he convinced Caillebotte to settle in this small town on the Seine where he could spend his time in the double pleasure of painting and of competitive sailing.
In Argenteuil Monet had experienced with the outdoor painting, with his touch so original, his bold composition, his studies of colors and reflections. The young Caillebotte was gifted, too. His view under the bridge of Argenteuil, 66 x 82 cm, circa 1883, is worthy of Monet. It was sold for $ 8.5M by Christie's in 2008.
His views of the Seine are common, with the blue river, the reflections, the small boats, almost always in medium format.
An oil on canvas 60 x 73 cm painted in 1882 was sold for $ 5.1M by Christie's on November 3, 2010, lot 7. It shows two small boats at rest, awaiting their sails. The boats have been identified as belonging to the artist. A view painted in 1883, identical in format and similar in conception, was sold for £ 3.3M by Christie's on June 23, 2010, lot 13. A view 65 x 81 cm painted ca 1882 from Petit-Gennevilliers was sold for $ 4.9M by Christie's on November 17, 2022, lot 44.
Bateaux au mouillage, oil on canvas 60 x 74 cm painted in 1892, features a nice ripple at the surface of the river which is another reminiscence of the style of Monet. Argenteuil is viewed from an island or possibly from a boat near its shore. At that time Caillebotte was living full time at Petit-Gennevilliers. It was sold for $ 6.7M from a lower estimate of $ 5M by Sotheby's on November 5, 2015, lot 10. The image is shared by Wikimedia.
