In 1874, Gustave Caillebotte was enrolled in Paris’s Académie des Beaux-Arts, but he also met a few interesting artists outside of school. They were fringe artists—known as “Independents,” “Intransigents,” and eventually, as “Impressionists.” Caillebotte showed eight paintings alongside them in 1876, at the Second Impressionist Exhibition, but he never really aligned with any one style. He moved between a soft painting technique, reminiscent of Renoir, and the cooler realism of Manet. The Musée d’Orsay honors the 130th anniversary of Caillebotte’s death, in 1894, with 70 paintings, as well as drawings, photographs, and documents. —Elena Clavarino