Description
Gustave Caillebotte painted this dramatic view of the blue-green sea, illuminated by a cloud-dappled sky, from one of the cliffs of Trouville, a popular resort town on the Normandy coast in northern France. The brick villas in the foreground, just outside the center of the town, offered homeowners a private shoreline retreat. During the early 1880s, Caillebotte spent several summers on the Normandy coast where he painted, participated in sailing regattas, and visited friends.
Provenance
Paul Hugot, Paris, France (by 1894); J. Combes, Paris, France; Alexandre Tarnopol [1889–1983], New York, NY (about 1957–by 1972); passed to his brother, Grégoire Tarnopol [1891–1979], New York, NY by 1972 (by 1972); Suzanne Delarbre, New York, NY (sold: Christie's, New York, NY November, 15, 1989, lot 364) (?–1989); (Montgomery Gallery, San Francisco, CA, sold to Private Collection) (by 1990–1995); Paul and Leslie Ridley-Tree, Santa Barabara, CA (by 1996); (Sotheby's, New York, NY, November 4, 2008, lot 58, sold to Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley) (2008); Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art (2008–2020); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (2020–)
Accession Number
2020.105
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Unframed: 66 x 81.3 cm (26 x 32 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift