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Gustave Caillebotte is born on August 19, 1848 in Paris, France. His father's name is  Martial Caillebotte and was widowed twice before marrying Gustave's mother,  Cauleste.  Martial was a rich, Persian inheritor of a textile business.

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Gustave is the older brother of Rene and Martial Caillebotte. He studied to become an engineer but became interested in painting instead. He studied at Ecoles des Beaux-Arts.

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Caillebotte met Renoir and Monet in 1874. He showed his works at the impressionist exhibitions of 1796 and its successors. He became the chief organizer, promoter and financial banker of them.  He used his wealth to buy paintings of other impressionists.

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Despite being the artist that he is, Gustave is also a regular person with regular hobbies and interests. He enjoys stamp collecting in his spare time and his collection is now even in the British museum. He also enjoys orchid horticulture and designs textiles just like his father. In fact the women in his paintings Madame Boissiere Knitting(1877) (Picture below) and Portrait of Madame Caillebotte(1877) may be working on designs created by Caillebotte.

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Unfortunately, most of his paintings were never exhibited because he just kept them with his family. It was the late 1900's before somebody discovered them. In the late 1890's Gustave stopped painting and started showing interest in gardening, yacht building, and racing.

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Caillebotte was inspired by=Honoré DaumierÉdouard ManetGustave CourbetJean-François Millet
Caillebotte inspired= Georges Seurat Vincent van Gogh Paul Cézanne Pablo Picasso

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Caillebotte was found dead in his garden at February 24, 1894 in Gennnevilliers, France. Later tests showed that it was due to Pulmonary congestion (he had excess fluid in his lungs). But even though he is not with us now, his heart and soul will live on in the form of his paintings.

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