The Floor Scrapers Painting

The floor scrapers painting by caillebotte caillebotte gustave.
The floor scrapers painting. The floor scrapers is an oil painting produced in 1875 by the french painter gustave caillebotte. It was originally given by caillebotte s family in 1894 to the musée du luxembourg then transferred to the musée du louvre in 1929. The canvas measures 102 by 146 5 centimetres 40 2 in 57 7 in. But far from closeting himself in academic exercises caillebotte exploited their rigour in order to explore the contemporary universe in a completely new way.
The floor scrapers the floor scrapers oil on canvas by gustave caillebotte 1875. This portrait was regarded as one of the first paintings showing urban class working in houses. His great concern for a realistic painting his colored notes and his treatment of light make him well a great impressionist painter whose work is original. The nude torsos of the planers are those of heroes of antiquity it would be unimaginable for parisian workers of those times.
From musée d orsay gustave caillebotte the floor scrapers 1875 oil on canvas 40 58 in. Until now nearly all pictures of men and women at work were country scenes of farm workers and peasants such as the gleaners 1857 and man with a hoe 1862 by millet and the stone breakers 1849 50 by gustave courbet. In the musée d orsay paris. Many believe that the painting reintroduces male nudity subject.
Parmi giuntini director of art history otis college. The floor scrapers the floor strippers gustave caillebotte was a french painter member and patron of the group of artists known as impressionists though he painted in a much more realistic manner than many other artists in the group. The floor scrapers were given another name called the floor strippers. The floor scrapers is an oil painting by french impressionist gustave caillebotte.
The floor scrapers by gustave caillebotte 1875 although i am sure people love to see the paintings of the so called masters i believe it is good to look at the works of lesser known artists and by doing so one can discover hidden gems. The artist drew one by one all the parts of his painting according to the academic method before reporting them using the square method on the canvas. The floor scrapers also known as the parquet planers or floor planers is an early depiction of the urban working class at work.