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Paris Street, Rainy Day By Gustave Caillebotte
“Paris Street, Rainy Day” Introduction
My favorite painting is called Paris Street; Rainy Day. It was completed by the artist Gustave Caillebotte, in 1877 .It can be found now in The Art Institute of Chicago (AIC). I picked this painting because the painting looks sophisticated although it has been painted long time ago, the colors are elegant and the city look modern, although there’s no direct eye contact or communication but people seems to be glad and enjoying walking around the downtown.

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Gustave Caillebotte was born 1848 in Paris, he was born to a very wealthy family who had made their wealth from real state and textiles. However, despite his

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