\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 French painter. \par
Discovered by Monet, Caillebotte was officially invited to join the group of Impressionists after the
success of his painting, \i Floor-Scrapers\i0 . Between 1876 and 1882 he took part in several of the groupÆs exhibitions. His early training in the realist mold was to remain with him throughout his career, overlaid by the vivid sense of color and lig
ht he learned from the Impressionists. This brilliant and sensitive artistÆs favorite themes were linked to the life of the working class, more for the elements of movement and dynamism that it offered than out of any commitment to social change.\par
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n his death, he left his entire collection of Impressionist works to the State, but it was only accepted in part after years of argument, a mark of the gulf that still separated official art and new art at the time. The paintings were not put on show at
