Eugène Louis Boudin
1824–1898 · Impressionism · 15 works
Eugène Boudin painted the northern French coast as a place of work, weather, and fashionable leisure. Harbors, sailing vessels, and beach visitors share his attention with the sky. Small figures often remain lightly described beneath a much larger expanse of cloud and changing light. Born in Honfleur and active in Le Havre, he introduced the young Claude Monet to painting outdoors. His beach pictures also record a changing society, as visitors from Paris brought their clothes, conversations, and customs to the developing resorts of Normandy.
15 works · 1860–1892
In Approaching Storm, compare the space given to the visitors with the space given to the sky. Which first tells you what kind of day it is?
Albert Pinkham Ryder
The Essex Canal, c. 1896
Alfred Sisley
The Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne, 1872
Arthur Wesley Dow
Boats at Rest, c. 1895
