Matthew McDermott
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Now this is big-picture thinking.
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The Fondation Louis Vuitton unveils today an exceptional exhibit of two French Impressionist masterpieces at its New York flagship. On loan from the Musée d’Orsay in Paris and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, respectively, Gustave Caillebotte’s Boating Party (circa 1877-1878) and Young Man at His Window (1876) depict 19th-century masculine life.
Boating Party, designated a “National Treasure” of France in 2020 by the Ministry of Culture, is considered to be one of Caillebotte’s greatest works. The canvas made its debut at the Fourth Impressionist Exhibition in Paris in 1879.
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Boating Party by Gustave Caillebotte is on loan from Paris’ Musée d’Orsay.Franck Raux
It is one of the artist’s close-up boating-themed works. An avid rower and sailor himself, Caillebotte even designed and built his own skiffs.
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Young Man at his Window depicts the artist’s brother.Courtesy of Louis Vuitton
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Young Man at his Window, meanwhile, portrays his brother, René Caillebotte, standing at a window in the family home in Paris and gazing out onto the Boulevard Malesherbes.
Caillebotte joined the group of Impressionists – which included Claude Monet, Edgar Degas and Auguste Renoir – and presented this work at the Impressionism exhibition of 1876, along with a few other paintings.
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Brush up on your art at the Louis Vuitton store on East. 57th St.
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The exhibit is open through November 16th at Espace Louis Vuitton, 6 East 57th Street, 5th floor. Complimentary tickets can be booked at SevenRooms.com.
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By Alev Aktar
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