I adore sea paintings, boats and sea storms. There is always beauty and struggle in such paintings, even to the faintest degree. The colors, the magic of the brush depending on style, adds on unique feelings to each sea scape.
Gustave Caillebotte painted scenes of the Normandy coast, besides the urban Parisian scapes. In Brooklyn Museum you can still check out the 40 paintings that have the theme of water - "a deep exploration as both a serene or violent atmospheric element and as a stage for leisure or sporting activities" NYT.
"Boats Moored on the Seine" (1892) "
To me, this particular work is brilliant with its reflections of the almost lack of life. Perhaps Caillebotte wanted to capture the possible stillness of the basin, in order to highlight the majestic beauty of the sailboat. A simple sailboat nonetheless, but with shades depicting voyages and memories alike - a lifetime.A quiet scene on the Argenteuil basin, near Paris, where sailboats, steamboats and barges could anchor. On the left below the tree, a sailboat designed by Caillebotte.
"Caillebotte. Oarsman in a Top Hat (1877–78)"
Another one of his works depicts an Oarsman. Contrary to the previous painting, there is an abundance of life in this one. The oarsman is in focus, one can perhaps understand his concentration, or rather his pensive trail of thoughts. Who could he be thinking of?
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