Ag4d Although skilled as a naval architect, Caillebotte selected the city over the ocean. Being a real impressionist, he was fascinated with the changing picture of the trendy city. The Flooring Scrapers: With this painting, Gustave Caillebotte made his Impressionist debut on the second Impressionist exhibition. Gustave Caillebotte (1848-94), a good friend of Claude Monet's since 1873, was also a member of the Impressionist core. If the same {symbol|imag.