Eugène Boudin

Boudin, Eugene-Louis
French, 1824 - 1898

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The image shows a waterfront scene with a ship close to us, its masts outlined against the sky. The horizon is low in the composition, with the ship forming a silhouette against the background. The artwork uses etching techniques with intricate details and shading. The color palette is sepia, emphasizing the contrast between the ship and the sky and water. Other boats with sails are visible in the distance on the right side, and trees are on the left.

Marine View

Eugène Boudin

1898, published 1900

Etching on wove paper Accession ID 2000.7.7

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This painting shows a harbor with sailing ships displaying countless colorful flags. The ships stretch across the painting horizontally, floating on clear, reflective water. They don't appear to have any sails up, but their tall brown masts support rows of flags stretching from the highest point all the way to the deck. The water reflects the flags, adding to the vibrant atmosphere. The color palette includes light blues and whites in the sky, contrasted by the vivid red, yellow, black, white, and blue of the flags on the ships. The brushstrokes are loose and visible, creating a sense of movement.

Yacht Basin at Trouville-Deauville

Eugène Boudin

probably 1895/1896

Oil on wood Accession ID 1970.17.16

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This painting shows a beach scene with people gathered on the sandy shore, facing away from us, looking towards the water. The horizon is in the center of the image, with the pale green-blue sea meeting the slightly darker blue sky. A white sailboat is visible in the distance. Closer to us, people are seen sitting or standing on the tan sand, some under a striped red-and-white canopy or sitting on brown chairs. The people are depicted with minimal detail, composed of streaks of paint that suggest dresses in shades of gray, white, yellow, and black, and hats in shades of black, white, yellow, and red. They appear to be mostly women and children with light skin. The brushwork is loose and visible, with thick strokes of different colors overlapping and blending, giving the scene a hazy and blurred appearance. The sand contains short horizontal streaks of red, brown, tan, and yellow, while the sky and sea have many shades of blue, gray, and white. A line of text has been written in black at the bottom of the painting.

On the Beach

Eugène Boudin

1894

Oil on wood Accession ID 1963.10.6

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This painting shows a coastal scene with a rocky tan cliff on the left side extending down to the blue sea. The horizon is in the middle of the painting, with a bright, slightly cloudy blue sky above the sea. On the beach, a chaotic collection of dots and dashes of paint in white, black, blue, red, yellow, and pink indicate a large group of people gathered at the edge of the water. Many of the people appear to have white caps or bonnets on their heads. Behind the group of people, more smears of color suggest bundles on the beach, perhaps piles of cloth. Small gray and white boats drift on the water in the distance. The painting style is loose and expressive, with lines of color overlapping with one another. Details are suggested with dots and dashes of paint instead of being depicted clearly.

Washerwomen on the Beach of Etretat

Eugène Boudin

1894

Oil on wood Accession ID 1970.17.17

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This painting depicts a scene overlooking a calm body of water. A large sailing ship with two tall masts and a dark hull is anchored on the water, its sails tied up. On the left, there are two people in a small, dark rowboat. In the background are distant shapes in gray, blue, and red. The water is light gray, with the dark reflections of the two boats. The sky is also mostly light gray, with some patches of light blue. The brushstrokes in the painting are loose and feathery, creating a sense of movement and depth.

Ship on the Touques

Eugène Boudin

c. 1888/1895

Oil on wood Accession ID 1986.36.1

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This is a painting depicting several ships on a stretch of water. The horizon is situated in the lower third of the painting, creating a vast expanse of sky above. Several ships can be seen on the horizon; a large sailing ship with multiple masts and large white sails dominates the center, surrounded by smaller vessels with off-white sails. One of these smaller ships is close to us, to the left of center. At the top of its mast, a small blue flag flies. A wave appears to crash over the side of this ship, and two small people are visible on it. The sea is a blue-green color, with lines of white and light gray indicating small waves. The sky is light blue and covered in puffy white and gray clouds. The brushstrokes in the painting are loose and fluid, especially those in the water.

Ships and Sailing Boats Leaving Le Havre

Eugène Boudin

1887

Oil on canvas Accession ID 1983.1.7

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This is a painting of a seaside scene with people sitting on a sandy beach. In the center is a group of three women and one child. The women wear high-necked dresses and tall hats in shades of red, yellow, and pink. The child appears to wear a white dress and a yellow hat. The people all have pale skin and no visible facial features. On the left are two more people, a woman holding a parasol and a child in an orange dress. The background features a soft horizon that seamlessly blends the pale gray sea and sky. The small silhouettes of more people can be seen by the water in the distance. The brushstrokes in the painting are thick and visible, giving the scene a blurred appearance.

On the Beach, Trouville

Eugène Boudin

1887

Oil on wood Accession ID 1963.10.5

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We are eye-level on a beach with half a dozen ships in view, sitting on the ground against a gray sky in this vertical landscape oil painting created with broad, unblended strokes. The horizon line is approximately a quarter of the way from the bottom of the painting, separating the damp sandy brown beach from the water and blue-gray sky. This landscape contains five grounded boats and one in the water. The closest boat to us is slightly off-center to the left. It is a sailboat with a light brown, tall pole supporting the sails that appears broken as it lies down on the dark brown hull. The boat is pointing towards our right. Behind this boat on the left is a very similar boat, but its mask is intact, and it is pointing towards us. Further back in our view are approximately two more boats, more indistinct but appear to be the same type as the closer boats. In the back of our view on the right of the painting, where the sand meets the water, there is a grounded brown boat with no mast. It is very small, and directly to its left, there are two indistinct people made of only a few brushstrokes. One step further behind this boat, in the water and on the horizon line, there is one more boat with its sails up that appears to be sailing almost out of the painting towards our right. Also on our right side of the painting, next to the closest boat, the beach has a puddle of water, which seems to indicate low tide. This puddle reflects the colors of the sky. The large body of water at the farthest view in the painting blends seamlessly into the sky, starting with a pale blue at the horizon line that darkens into a medium dark blue-gray as it moves towards the top of our view. The words E. Boudin are marked in the bottom left corner.

Low Tide, Sailboats Run Aground

Eugène Boudin

1885-1890

Oil on panel Accession ID 2025.11.8

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The painting depicts a busy harbor scene with ships and masts rising into the blue-gray sky. The brushstrokes are loose and impressionistic, in shades of soft grey, brown, and blue, with some pops of red and yellow from indistinct objects. In the distance, more tall masts and a thick smokestack obscure the horizon.

The Trawlers

Eugène Boudin

1885

Oil on wood Accession ID 1985.64.4

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We look across a channel of choppy water at three masted ships, a sailboat, at least one steamer, and three rowboats in this horizontal seascape painting. The white peaks and waves are painted with pearlescent shades of white, gold, ice blue, and the faintest pink tinge. The steamer belches gray smoke along a coastline in the distance to the left. The sailboat is farther back. Two of the three masted ships edge closer to us to the right of the sailboat. The ship is first almost halfway across the canvas from the left edge, and the second, which flies a flag vertically striped with blue, white, and red, is about two-thirds of the way across. The third masted ship is much farther away near the right edge of the composition. Two of the long rowboats are near the bottom left corner of the painting and the third is far out by the third ship. The horizon comes about a quarter of the way up the painting. Puffy gray clouds pile up on the horizon and are edged in white where they face open blue sky along the top edge. Cloud cover is streaked around the most distant ship, suggesting that a storm has begun. The scene is loosely painted with visible brushstrokes throughout. The artist signed and dated the painting in the lower left corner, “E. Boudin. 83” and labeled the location to the right, “Le Havre.”

Le Havre

Eugène Boudin

1883

Oil on canvas Accession ID 2015.19.58

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The painting depicts a harbor scene with several large ships and smaller boats on a wide waterway. To the left and right of center, two large ships are visible, each with multiple tall masts and several sails. The boat on the left appears to fly a flag that has white and red stripes and a section of dark blue. A small rowboat is positioned in the water by this ship, and it appears to have several indistinct people on it. To the left, a plume of gray smoke rises from low gray buildings. On the right, more people in rowboats appear to head towards a line of tall buildings in the distance. The sky is painted with soft brushstrokes in shades of light blue and grey, with hints of pale yellow at the center of the painting by the horizon. Some gray clouds drift across the sky. The water reflects these colors as well as the gray ships. Overall, the color palette is mostly light blue and shades of gray. The brushstrokes are visible, and details in the distance are suggested with minimal lines of paint.

Entrance to the Harbor, Le Havre

Eugène Boudin

1883

Oil on canvas Accession ID 1983.1.16

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This painting depicts a sandy beach under a vast, light blue sky. The horizon is in the center of the painting where the blue sky blends into the blue water. In the center of the painting, a group of women are on the beach, some standing and some seated. The women have light skin and wear clothing in shades of brown, dark blue, and red. They all wear headscarves covering their hair, mostly white except for one that is dark blue. Some of the women carry baskets, while others set them on the sandy ground. In the background, there are faint shapes near the shoreline created by small daubs of paint that suggest other people. The brushstrokes in the painting are thick and visible, especially those that create the shapes of the women. Small details are suggested with dashes and dots of paint instead of being shown clearly.

Women on the Beach at Berck

Eugène Boudin

1881

Oil on wood Accession ID 1970.17.15

On view: West Building, Main Floor, Gallery M82
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