Les raboteurs de parquet

Les Raboteurs de parquet

Les raboteurs de parquet

Gustave Caillebotte · 1875

Musée d'Orsay

Paris, France

About this painting

Rejected by the 1875 Salon for its 'vulgar' subject, this depiction of shirtless floor-scrapers became one of the first paintings to elevate urban laborers to fine art.

Painting Details

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

102 × 146 cm (40.2 × 57.5 in)

Painted at

Paris, France

Current location

Musée d'Orsay, Paris

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