Gustave Caillebotte

Born into an affluent Parisian family in 1848, Gustave Caillebotte initially pursued law and engineering before serving in the Franco-Prussian War. It was during this period that he began painting, quickly developing a sophisticated style. By 1874, he had connected with a group of avant-garde artists, including Edgar Degas, who were challenging the traditional art establishment. Though he studied briefly at the École des Beaux-Arts, Caillebotte found his artistic home among…