Gustave Caillebotte: The Unknown Impressionist

Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894) was a painter. But not only that. He was, above all, a passionate man. An innovative artist recognized by his peers, the leading collector of the Impressionists, a great navigator, a renowned philatelist, and an innovative botanist, he pursued several passions until he mastered them to excel. More than a century later, who can still tell the story? The artist had no children but several brothers, including Martial, who gave him two descendants. Jean was shot down aboard his warplane in 1917, leaving Geneviève, his only descendant, of whom the author is the great-granddaughter. For fourteen fascinating years, her grandmother told her, in minute detail, the story of the Impressionist movement, her uncle, and his friends, Renoir, Monet, Degas, and Pissarro. She possessed many letters, photographs, and objects that aroused my wonder.

Nourished by these precious family archives, Stéphanie Chardeau-Botteri reconnects the threads of a life dedicated to friendship and art. Stéphanie Chardeau-Botteri is an expert in 19th-century works and a member of the National Chamber of Specialized Experts. She has participated in the organization of numerous exhibitions dedicated to her ancestor.

• Format: Softcover
• Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1 in.
• Pages: 364