1884
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Villas at Trouville is a 1884 unspecified by Gustave Caillebotte, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see two brick villas perched on a cliff, the sea stretching out below under a bright, patchy sky. Caillebotte painted this from the cliffs of Trouville, a fancy beach town in Normandy. He spent summers there, sailing and visiting friends. The villas look quiet, like private getaways for people who wanted space from the crowds. If you like this, check out more works in the subject: france, 19th century, mod euro.
Gustave Caillebotte painted this dramatic view of the blue-green sea, illuminated by a cloud-dappled sky, from one of the cliffs of Trouville, a popular resort town on the Normandy coast in northern France. The brick villas in the foreground, just outside the center of the town, offered homeowners a private shoreline retreat. During the early 1880s, Caillebotte spent several summers on the Normandy coast where he painted, participated in sailing regattas, and visited friends.
In addition to his career as an artist, Caillebotte was an award-winning sailor and designed his own racing sailboats.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Gustave Caillebotte (French: ; 19 August 1848 – 21 February 1894) was a French painter who was a member and patron of the Impressionists, although he painted in a more realistic manner than many others in the group.
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