On the fifth floor of the Louis Vuitton store in midtown Manhattan, two moody men have taken up residence. Kind of.

Thanks to loans from the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Musée d’Orsay, the Espace Louis Vuitton New York is showcasing two works by the famous painter Gustave Caillebotte, known for his Impressionist works that capture the urban landscape of 19th-century Paris as well as male vulnerability. The paintings on display are “Jeune Homme à sa Fenêtre” (“Young Man at His Window”) and “Partie de Bateau” (“Boating Party”). The former features, as you might guess, a young man looking out the window of his Parisian apartment. While his face is hidden and the room behind him is dark, the street below is illuminated and lively. The latter highlights another solitary man, looking off into t

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