Why it matters
Three shirtless workers kneel to scrape a wooden floor in a Paris apartment, seen from above. Caillebotte combined academic drawing with modern subject matter and natural light.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1875.
- The room is thought to be his own studio on the rue de Miromesnil.
- His family gave it to the state in 1894.
Based on the Wikipedia article Les raboteurs de parquet (CC BY-SA 4.0).
