Bathers on the Banks of the Yerres
1878 Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
About this artwork
This Impressionist painting captures a summer leisure scene with bathers in the Yerres river. It exemplifies Caillebotte's naturalistic approach to depicting contemporary life and is known for its distinctive composition.
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Gustave Caillebotte, an Impressionist painter and patron, often depicted scenes from his family's estate in Yerres. This painting captures a leisurely summer day, reflecting the popular pastime of swimming and boating among the Parisian middle class, a common theme in Impressionist art. The unusual composition, with a bather's back to the viewer and a focus on the water, creates an intimate and immediate perspective, characteristic of Caillebotte's innovative framing.
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Bathers on the Banks of the Yerres
Gustave Caillebotte, 1878
