The Path in the Garden, 1886 by Gustave Caillebotte
Canvas Print - 18153-GUC
Location: Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USAOriginal Size: 81.6 x 73.3 cm
Giclée Canvas Print | $59.18 USD
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*Max printing size: 41.3 x 33.1 in
*Max framing size: Long side up to 28"
"The Path in the Garden" will be custom-printed for your order using the latest giclée printing technology. This technique ensures that the Canvas Print captures an exceptional level of detail, showcasing vibrant and vivid colors with remarkable clarity.
Our use of the finest quality, fine-textured canvas lends art reproductions a painting-like appearance. Combined with a satin-gloss coating, it delivers exceptional print outcomes, showcasing vivid colors, intricate details, deep blacks, and impeccable contrasts. The canvas structure is also highly compatible with canvas stretching frames, further enhancing its versatility.
To ensure proper stretching of the artwork on the stretcher-bar, we add additional blank borders around the printed area on all sides.
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If you select a frameless art print of "The Path in the Garden" by Caillebotte, it will be prepared for shipment within 48 hours. However, if you prefer a framed artwork, the printing and framing process will typically require approximately 7-8 days before it is ready to be shipped.
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Painting Information
Caillebotte, always the overlooked gem of the Impressionist bunch, isn’t he? But let's talk about “The Path in the Garden,” 1886, where Caillebotte shows his real talent - his quiet rebellion against the frenetic chaos that defines so much of his peers’ work. Unlike the dizzying energy of Monet’s water lilies or the blurred madness of Degas’ ballerinas, Caillebotte’s garden feels almost too composed. Too perfect, in fact. And yet, therein lies the magic.
Look at that path - dead center, almost absurdly clear - as if inviting us to stroll along, yet denying us the full experience of the garden’s depth. The trees on either side act like sentinels, guarding the space, while the riot of red flowers erupts in an otherwise restrained palette. It’s a classic Caillebotte move, really. He plays it cool, meticulously arranging the elements so that nothing feels chaotic, yet something in the tension between the formality and the flowers’ vibrancy keeps pulling you in.
And those colors? Just look at them. The greens - no Impressionist daydream here. These greens are structured, layered, like a well-groomed garden more than a wild meadow. And the reds? A bit cheeky, those, aren’t they? Just enough to catch the eye, to tease the viewer with a splash of heat.
Caillebotte’s brushwork is more disciplined than his contemporaries, tighter, but he’s no stranger to the Impressionist love of light. Notice how the sunlight lingers on the path, dappling it unevenly, as if nature’s got its own agenda. In typical Caillebotte fashion, it’s all about control versus the illusion of spontaneity - the balance between man and nature, form and freedom. Quite brilliant in its subtlety, really.
Gustave Caillebotte
Original Size:65 x 82 cm
Fuji Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan