Washerwomen on the Beach of Etretat
1894
Artist, French, 1824 - 1898
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on wood
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 37.2 x 54.9 cm (14 5/8 x 21 5/8 in.)
framed: 52 x 69.5 x 5 cm (20 1/2 x 27 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.) -
Accession
1970.17.17
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Georges Ibos, Paris; (Ibos sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 19 June 1900, no. 11); purchased by (Durand-Ruel, Paris); sold 14 November 1935 to (E.J. van Wisselingh and Co., Amsterdam).[1] M.P. Voûte, Jr., Amsterdam; sold 1937 to (E.J. van Wisselingh and Co., Amsterdam); sold 1937 to (M. Knoedler and Co., New York);[2] sold 12 December 1942 to (Harry MacNeill Bland Galleries, New York);[3] sold 1942 to Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], New York; bequest 1970 to NGA.
[1]Letter from Durand-Ruel & Cie dated 20 December 1977 in NGA curatorial files. [2]Letter from E.J. van Wisselingh & Co. dated 3 January 1978 in NGA curatorial files. [3]Letter from M. Knoedler & Co. dated 18 November 1977 in NGA curatorial files.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1937
Tentoonstelling Eugène Boudin, 1824-1898, E.J. van Wisselingh, Amsterdam, 1937, no. 24
1978
Small French Paintings from the Bequest of Ailsa Mellon Bruce, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978, unnumbered catalogue.
1989
Paintings by Eugène Boudin from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1989, no cat.
1994
Normany and Its Artists Remembered, Nassau County Museum of Art, Rosslyn Harbor, New York, 1994, unnumbered checklist, fig. 7.
2007
Eugène Boudin at the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2007, no cat.
Eugene Boudin, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 2007-2008, no cat.
2009
Loan to display with permanent collection, Academy Art Museum, Easton, Maryland, 2009-2010, no catalogue.
2013
Impressionists at the Waterside: Depicting Urban Resorts: Paris, the Seine, and Normandy, Tokyo Fuji Art Museum; Fukuoka City Museum; The Museum of Kyoto, 2013-2014, no. 69, repro.
2021
Monet at Étretat, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, 2021, unnumbered catalogue, repro.
Bibliography
1975
European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 42, repro.
1978
Small French Paintings from the Bequest of Ailsa Mellon Bruce. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978: 16, repro. (continuing exhibition beginning in 1978).
1984
Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 443, no. 633, color repro.
1985
European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 62, repro.
Inscriptions
lower left: E. Boudin 94; lower right: Etretat.
Wikidata ID
Q20190455