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Self-Portrait with a Hat

A work made of graphite on off-white, medium-weight, moderately textured laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of graphite on off-white, medium-weight, moderately textured laid paper.

Date:

c. 1879

Artist:

Gustave Caillebotte
French, 1848-1894

About this artwork

Born into a Parisian upper middle-class family, Gustave Caillebotte was attracted to the innovations of the young artists who became known as the Impressionists. He officially joined the group for their second exhibition, in April 1876, and then organized the exhibition of 1877, where he showed Paris Street; Rainy Day, his masterpiece.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Gustave Caillebotte

Title

Self-Portrait with a Hat

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1874–1884

Medium

Graphite on off-white, medium-weight, moderately textured laid paper

Dimensions

49 × 31.5 cm (19 5/16 × 12 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Janet and William Jentes

Reference Number

1995.189

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