Dahlias, Garden at Petit Gennevilliers
1893 National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
About this artwork
This oil painting depicts a vibrant garden scene at the artist's home in Petit-Gennevilliers, featuring prominent dahlias in the foreground and a house with red roof tiles in the background. It exemplifies Caillebotte's later work where his interest in horticulture informed his landscape painting.
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Gustave Caillebotte was an avid gardener and a dedicated horticulturist, often spending as much time tending to his plants as he did painting them. This painting captures the mature gardens he cultivated at his property in Petit-Gennevilliers, a location that inspired much of his later work after he moved away from the more urban subjects of his earlier career. His meticulous knowledge of botany is reflected in the specific rendering of the dahlias, showcasing his dual passion for fine art and landscape design.
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Dahlias, Garden at Petit Gennevilliers
Gustave Caillebotte, 1893
