Gustave Caillebotte

Grey hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Fine, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Fine, with just a very faint hint of shelfwear. 220pp. 62 colour plates and many other b/w illustrations. This book on Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894) was based on the pioneering exhibition catalogue Varnedoe wrote in 1976, and examines the distinctive role Caillebotte played in Impressionism and early modern art. The book includes beautiful colour reproductions of all of Caillebotte's most important works (including his masterpiece, the huge "Rue de Paris; Temps de Pluie"), his working drawings, and a selection of the critical responses to his art when first shown.