Varnedoe

Detailed comparison might prove rewarding, for a technical note in Varnedoe's monograph observes that several paintings by Gustave originated in small drawings on tracing paper, close in size to the photographic plates Martial often used.

David Galenson: Gustave Caillebotte, Conceptual Impressionist David Galenson 2011

Detailed comparison might prove rewarding, for a technical note in Varnedoe's monograph observes that several paintings by Gustave originated in small drawings on tracing paper, close in size to the photographic plates Martial often used.

David Galenson: Gustave Caillebotte, Conceptual Impressionist David Galenson 2011

After the exhibit closed, the forgeries were placed "in the study collections of various museums," said an assistant to Varnedoe.

Daniel Grant: What Happens to Confiscated Art 'Fakes'? Daniel Grant 2010

In a celebrated early essay, Varnedoe described Caillebotte's technique as "photographic in quality," and he later explored the methods that produced this effect.

David Galenson: Gustave Caillebotte, Conceptual Impressionist David Galenson 2011

After the exhibit closed, the forgeries were placed "in the study collections of various museums," said an assistant to Varnedoe.

Daniel Grant: What Happens to Confiscated Art 'Fakes'? Daniel Grant 2010

After the exhibit closed, the forgeries were placed "in the study collections of various museums," said an assistant to Varnedoe.

Daniel Grant: What Happens to Confiscated Art 'Fakes'? Daniel Grant 2010

Majestic in scale, measuring just under 13 feet tall and nearly 20 feet wide, its vivid blues, blazing oranges and golden yellows burn brightly in a white field that to me represents what art historian Kirk Varnedoe called "the white light of mysticism."

John Seed: "Basel Mural I" by Sam Francis: An Artist at the Height of His Powers John Seed 2011

Majestic in scale, measuring just under 13 feet tall and nearly 20 feet wide, its vivid blues, blazing oranges and golden yellows burn brightly in a white field that to me represents what art historian Kirk Varnedoe called "the white light of mysticism."

John Seed: "Basel Mural I" by Sam Francis: An Artist at the Height of His Powers John Seed 2011

Majestic in scale, measuring just under 13 feet tall and nearly 20 feet wide, its vivid blues, blazing oranges and golden yellows burn brightly in a white field that to me represents what art historian Kirk Varnedoe called "the white light of mysticism."

John Seed: "Basel Mural I" by Sam Francis: An Artist at the Height of His Powers John Seed 2011

Prime evidence for the resolution of this paradox was provided by the late Kirk Varnedoe, who looked carefully at Caillebotte's paintings, and studied the process by which they were made.

David Galenson: Gustave Caillebotte, Conceptual Impressionist David Galenson 2011