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Beach Scene at Trouville
Boats
Trouville
Princess Pauline Metternich
Village by a River
Seaside Scene
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Eugene Boudin (1824-1898)
Eugene Boudin was born at Honfleur, Normandy. He was a marine painter who painted outdoors. In 1857 Boudin met Claude Monet who spent several months working directly with Boudin in his studio. He exhibited at the Salons, receiving a third place medal at the Salon of 1881, and a gold medal at the 1889 Exposition Universelle. In 1892 Boudin was made a knight of the Légion d'honneur.
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nameU.K. National Gallery
subjectSon of a ship’s captain
messageBoudin was born at Honfleur, the son of a ship's captain. The centre of his early activities was Le Havre where he opened a framing shop, visited by painters, including Jean-Francois Millet, who encouraged him to take up painting. Boudin visited Paris, where he studied at the Louvre. He also established contact with painters of the Barbizon School

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