In his painting The
Floor Scrapers Gustave Caillebotte bases the entire painting on light and how it
reflects off of objects. He uses the same technique in his painting Paris: A Rainy Day. In The Floor Scrapers, Caillebotte uses
hidden meanings to show how the artist involved in the impressionist movement
are changing the art world. This metaphorical meaning conveyed through his
painting was those artists are beginning to strip away the old standards of
art, such as the old standards of academic standards. The artists were
beginning to take over and call their own shots instead of the critics. One
example of artist beginning to take control over their art was the case where
James Whistler sued John Ruskin, a renowned critic over what he said about his
painting and Whistler won.
The Floor Scrapers
Paris: A Rainy Day
Another work of Caillebotte was Oarsmen Rowing on the Yerres. This work was another one of his works that
was included in his impressionist movement. In this work the viewer is placed
in the bow of the boat and one of the oarsmen has his head down smoking a pipe
as though he is not concerned with where he is going or who is in front of him.
The other oarsman is casually glancing to the side as though it doesn't matter
to him either. Caillebotte puts both of these men at ease while they are
rowing, as though they don’t have a care in the world.
Oarsmen Rowing on the Yerres
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