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title: Young Man Playing the Piano by Caillebotte
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# Young Man Playing the Piano by Caillebotte
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15850.png)
## Image Caption
An 1877 oil on canvas, *Young Man Playing the Piano*, by [Gustave Caillebotte](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gustave_Caillebotte/) (1848-96) the French impressionist painter. The man is the artist's younger brother Martial who was a pianist and composer of some talent. Caillebotte, as can be seen here with the piano, was very interested in how light played upon wood. (Private Collection)
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