The Floor Planers

Unlike courbet or millet caillebotte does not incorporate any social moralising or political message in his work.

The floor planers. It was originally given by caillebotte s family in 1894 to the musée du luxembourg then transferred to the musée du louvre in 1929. Until now nearly all pictures of men and women at work were country scenes of farm workers and peasants such as the gleaners 1857 and man with a hoe 1862 by millet and the stone breakers 1849 50 by gustave courbet. The floor scrapers also known as the parquet planers or floor planers is an early depiction of the urban working class at work. Our editor is simple enough for new users to get results fast but also powerful enough for advanced users to be more productive.

The nude torsos of the planers are those of heroes of antiquity it would be unimaginable for parisian workers of those times. Whereas peasants gleanersby millet or country workers stone breakersby courbet had often been shown city workers had seldom been painted. Les raboteurs de parquet english title. In 1947 it was moved to the galerie nationale du jeu de paume and in.

Whereas peasants gleaners by millet or country workers stone breakers by courbet had often been shown city workers had seldom been painted. The parquet planers the floor scrapers was created in 1875 by gustave caillebotte in impressionism style. But far from closeting himself in academic exercises caillebotte. Les raboteurs de parquet the floor planers this painting is one of the first representations of urban proletariat.

The floor scrapers 1875 this painting is one of the first representations of urban proletariat. The floor scrapers is an oil painting by french impressionist gustave caillebotte the canvas measures 102 by 146 5 centimetres 40 2 in 57 7 in.