Portrait of a Man

Gustave Caillebotte, 1880

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Portrait of a Man, 1880. oil on canvas.

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oil on canvas · Unframed: 81.3 x 65.6 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title: Portrait of a Man
Artist: Gustave Caillebotte (French, 1848–1894)
Date: 1880
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: Unframed: 81.3 x 65.6 cm (32 x 25 13/16 in.)
Credit line: Bequest of Muriel Butkin
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1848–1894

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