Village by a River

Eugène Louis Boudin, probably 1867

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Village by a River, probably 1867. Oil on wood.

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Oil on wood · 14 x 23 in. (35.6 x 58.4 cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum title: Village by a River
Artist: Eugène Boudin (French, Honfleur 1824–1898 Deauville)
Date: probably 1867
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: 14 x 23 in. (35.6 x 58.4 cm)
Credit line: Gift of Arthur J. Neumark, 1959
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1824–1898

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