Eugene Boudin Gallery
Eugène Boudin (French, 1824–1898)
Oil on wood; 10 x 18 in. (25.4 x 45.7 cm)
This is an early example of the seaside scenes for which Boudin is famous. On February 12, 1863, the year in which it was painted, he wrote to a friend: "People like my little ladies on the beach very much; some hold that in them there lies a vein of gold to be exploited." In another letter he wrote of some beach scenes that were "perhaps not great art but at least a fairly honest image of the world in our time."
The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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| Beach Scene at Trouville |
| Boats |
| Trouville |
| Princess Pauline Metternich |
| Village by a River |
Seaside Scene |
| Vacationers on the Beach |
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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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