Study of a Man with Hands in His Pockets

black chalk on Arches modern laid paperGustave Caillebotte (French, 1848–1894)/1893

Description

Gustave Caillebotte is known for a realist style that broke from the heavy, visible brushstrokes of his contemporaries. This drawing is a study for the figure of Eugène Lamy, a close friend of the artist with whom he is seen in conversation in the 1893 painting Bank of the Seine at Petit Gennevilliers, Winter (private collection). Using sketchy, diagonal marks, Caillebotte recorded light and shadow on Lamy’s jacket, aligning with the Impressionists’ interest in capturing natural effects and fleeting moments from everyday life.

Provenance

Studio of the artist [1848–1894]; by descent to his family; (Brame & Lorenceau, Paris, sold to the Josefowitz Collection, Lausanne); (Josefowitz Collection, Lausanne, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH); Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Dimensions

47.6 × 31.5 cm

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Movement / Period

Drawings

Accession No

2020.260

Official Citations

[The Cleveland Museum of Art Official Record][Full Resolution Image]

Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Gustave Caillebotte (French, 1848–1894)

Drawings • France, 19th century • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

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