Analysis of a Painting by Famous Artists- Caillebotte, Gustave
This is a painting called Scolls by Gustave Caillebotte. His paintings are quite realistic, which indicate that the painting is surreal, though it is considered as impressionist. Caillebotte was originally an engineer but he also attended Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. There he met Edgar Degas, Claude Monet and Pierre Auguste Renoir, who are also famous artists. The four of them organized the first impressionist exhibition in 1874, also in Paris.
The contents of this painting include four rowers, one that only has the tip of the row shown and another which is barely visible. The foreground is obviously one of the rowers in his canoe. However, his yellow hat seems to be the dominant object in the painting, as the colour is the brightest as well as most vibrant compared to the other objects of the painting. The mid-ground basically consists of the river as well as the other rowers. The background is the trees beside the river and a type of shelter which is on the left side of the painting. The river could also be considered as a background as it stretches out into the back. The colour is mainly green and a tint of blue with some brown which is focused onto the canoes. The only yellows available in the painting are the yellow hats and the rows.
