Gustave Caillebotte's impressionist collection enters the State collections

Gustave Caillebotte was a painter whose bequest allowed numerous impressionist canvases to enter the French State collections upon his death in 1894. This collection included major works signed by Degas, Manet, Monet, Renoir, Pissarro and Cézanne. These canvases are today preserved and visible at the Musée d'Orsay.