Floor Planers Caillebotte

The floor scrapers is an oil painting by french impressionist gustave caillebotte the canvas measures 102 by 146 5 centimetres 40 2 in 57 7 in.

Floor planers caillebotte. In 1947 it was moved to the galerie nationale du jeu de paume and in. The painting includes images of several floor scraping tools as well as an opened bottle of cheap wine. Les raboteurs de parquet english title. Gustave caillebotte the floor scrapers les raboteurs de parquet 1875 oil on canvas 102 x 146 5 cm musée d orsay paris.

Robert summers lecturer otis college of art and design. Three workmen bare to the waist toil to strip the varnish off the floor of what is said to be the artist s residence. Whereas peasants gleaners by millet or country workers stone breakers by courbet had often been shown city workers had seldom been painted unlike courbet or millet caillebotte does not incorporate any social moralising or political message in his work. French painter gustave caillebotte known for his unusual perspectives and scenes from everyday life created the floor scrapers originally titled les raboteurs de parquet.

Les raboteurs de parquet the floor planers this painting is one of the first representations of urban proletariat. Whereas peasants gleaners by millet or country workers stone breakers by courbet had often been shown city workers had seldom been painted. The floor scrapers depicts three semi nude floor planers working on hands and knees scraping a parquet floor in a parisian apartment thought to be caillebotte s own studio at 77 rue de miromesnil. The floor planers gustave caillebotte 1875.

Les raboteurs de parquet english title. This painting is one of the first representations of urban proletariat. Musée d orsay paris paris france. Daylight enters the room from a window on the far wall.

It was originally given by caillebotte s family in 1894 to the musée du luxembourg then transferred to the musée du louvre in 1929. Parme giuntini director of art history otis college of art and design and dr.