Problem: After first viewing of Gustave Caillebotte
Paris Street; Rainy Day, 1877, what do you see in this painting that explores how human experience and relationships are shaped by the environment of the modern city? Count and describe the people. Where are they going? What are they doing? Are they together or alone? Can we tell anything about how they are feeling or what they are thinking? How does the artist use the arrangement of the boulevards and the structure of the architecture to give organization to the image? What does this work tell us about life in Paris in the late 19th century? What can we learn from this painting about the human experience that can be applied to our own experience? What sorts of sounds and smells might one experience if you were in this painting? After knowing the context and analysis of the painting, what do you now see in this painting that explores how human experiences and relationships are shaped by the environment of the modern city?