In 1947, it was moved to the Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume, which held many impressionist works in France after World War II.

Vue de toits depicts snow-covered rooftops in Montmartre, Paris from a high vantage point, possibly a balcony.

Here Caillebotte employs a largely monochromatic palette of grays, adding additional color to highlight building features.

[3] This perspective was not at all common in French paintings, and in fact Caillebotte may have been inspired by the photographic works of Hippolyte Bayard.

[4] The painting was first shown at the fourth Impressionist Exhibition held in Paris in 1879, one of 25 works Caillebotte brought to the show.