The floor scrapers is an oil painting that was done by Gustave Caillebotte, who was a French Impressionist. The painting measures 40.2 inches by 57.7 inches or 102 by 146.5 centimeters. In the year 1894, the Caillebotte’s family originally gave the painting to Muse du Luxembourg where in was later moved to Muse d’Orsay in Paris in the year 1986.
This paper aims at doing thorough conceptual analysis on the painting named “The Floor Scrappers” by Gustave Caillebotte.
The young painter Caillebotte had undergone a complete academic training in Bonnet. Therefore, he represented the perspective brought up by the alignment of the floorboards and high angle of the shot in a way that complied with the traditions. The nude torso as represented on the planners are those of heroes of antiquity. It was considered vulgar to have such a painting, but Caillebotte explored that rigor as a way of exploring the modern universe in an entirely new way. …show more content…
The jury rejected the painting due to its crude realism and even claimed that it was a vulgar subject matter. Caillebotte did not lose hope and so he joined the impressionist. In the year 1876, he presented the painting in the second exhibition of Salon. Caillebotte made the painting reflect on the subject of male nudity. In the year 1870s male nudity was considered as immoral, and that’s the reason the painting was rejected by the Salon. However, Caillebotte wanted to show the sexual life of the modern man. In the painting, he connected the aspect of
This paper aims at doing thorough conceptual analysis on the painting named “The Floor Scrappers” by Gustave Caillebotte.
The young painter Caillebotte had undergone a complete academic training in Bonnet. Therefore, he represented the perspective brought up by the alignment of the floorboards and high angle of the shot in a way that complied with the traditions. The nude torso as represented on the planners are those of heroes of antiquity. It was considered vulgar to have such a painting, but Caillebotte explored that rigor as a way of exploring the modern universe in an entirely new way. …show more content…
The jury rejected the painting due to its crude realism and even claimed that it was a vulgar subject matter. Caillebotte did not lose hope and so he joined the impressionist. In the year 1876, he presented the painting in the second exhibition of Salon. Caillebotte made the painting reflect on the subject of male nudity. In the year 1870s male nudity was considered as immoral, and that’s the reason the painting was rejected by the Salon. However, Caillebotte wanted to show the sexual life of the modern man. In the painting, he connected the aspect of