Caillebotte Property In Yerres, France Editorial Photo

Famous French impressionist painter Gustave Caillebotte was 12 years old when his parents settled into the Yerroise property that became their summer residence. From 1875 to 1879 he painted some of his most important paintings in the family property where there is a mansion, several outbuildings, a large park along the river, factories and a vegetable garden. This place has been fundamental in the inspiration of the artist, it also offers a wide variety of reasons to paint : the park, the river, the garden, the recreational boaters on the river all act as subjects of the painters compositions. It was this moment that defined the style of Caillebotte, its modern subjects represented in a new way allowing him to become one of the most original Impressionist painters.