Month: March 2015

L’Hôpital-Camfrout, Bretagne (1870-1872)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) L’Hôpital-Camfrout, Bretagne (L’Hôpital-Camfrout, Brittany) c.1870–1872 Oil on wood, 20.3 x 39.4 cm National Gallery, London Boudin was born and brought up on the Normandy coast, retaining a lifelong affection for the area, which he painted throughout his career.…

Blanchisseuses près d’un ruisseau (1885-1890)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Blanchisseuses près d’un ruisseau (Laundresses by a Stream) c.1885–1890 Oil on wood, 17.8 x 22.9 cm National Gallery, London Boudin is most famous for his scenes of well-to-do holidaymakers on the beaches of the fashionable Normandy resorts of…

L’entrée du port de Trouville (1888)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) L’entrée du port de Trouville (The Entrance to Trouville Harbour) 1888 Oil on mahogany, 32.4 x 40.9 cm National Gallery, London Boudin, who was born and grew up in the Normandy port of Honfleur and later owned a…

Le Port de Deauville (1888-1890)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Le Port de Deauville (Deauville Harbour) c.1888–1890 Oil on oak, 28.8 x 41.3 cm National Gallery, London Born in Honfleur, Boudin – the son of a ship’s captain – was constantly fascinated by the life of Normandy ports.…

Le Port de Bruxelles (1871)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Le Port de Bruxelles (Brussels Harbour) 1871 Oil on canvas, 42 x 65 cm National Gallery, London During the Franco-Prussian War in the winter of 1870–71, Boudin left Paris to avoid the fighting. But unlike his friend Monet,…

La plage à Tourgéville-les-Sablons (1893)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) La plage à Tourgéville-les-Sablons (The Beach at Tourgéville-les-Sablons) 1893 Oil on canvas, 50.8 x 74.3 cm National Gallery, London Tourgéville-les-Sablons, with its great sweep of beach, lies on the Normandy coast between Deauville and Benerville. Here, the two…

Scène de plage à Trouville (1873)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Scène de plage à Trouville (Beach Scene, Trouville) 1873 Oil on wood, 15.5 x 29.9 cm National Gallery, London Boudin started off painting seascapes, but he found a niche in the 1860s producing small beach scenes. These showed…

Scène de plage à Trouville (1870-1874)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Scène de plage à Trouville (Beach Scene, Trouville) c.1870–1874 Oil on wood, 18.2 x 46.2 cm National Gallery, London By the mid nineteenth century, the Normandy coastal town Trouville had developed into smart seaside resort, attracting well-to-do holidaymakers…

Scène de plage à Trouville (1860-1870)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Scène de plage à Trouville (Beach Scene, Trouville) c.1860–1870 Oil on wood, 21.6 x 45.8 cm National Gallery, London This small panel records a bright but cloudy day as a group of well-dressed visitors gather around a flagpole…