Caillebotte - Nasturtiums

Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894) was a French Impressionist painter. A friend of Claude Monet, they were both very proud of their gardens. An amateur horticulturist, he loved to paint flowers. He completely isolated the motifs, until the flowers became a decorative element in themselves, like these "Nasturtiums" , undeniable proof of the influence of Japanese prints on French artists of the late 19th century. Caillebotte was also a patron, collector and organizer of the Impressionist exhibitions of 1877, 1879, 1880 and 1882. Caillebotte's talent was long overlooked (except in the United States) in favor of his role as an "enlightened patron". His work was rediscovered in the 1970s at the initiative of American collectors. Retrospectives of his works are now frequent. Some of his paintings are now in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.