Marine View

1898, published 1900

Eugène Boudin

Associated Names
Eugène Boudin

Artist, French, 1824 - 1898

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.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gaillard F. Ravenel and Frances P. Smyth-Ravenel

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12 x 16 cm (4 3/4 x 6 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 18.8 x 25.8 cm (7 3/8 x 10 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.7.7

  • Volume Title

    Gustave Cahen, "Eugène Boudin: sa vie et son oeuvre" (Paris: H. Floury, 1900)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Unidentified private collector (not in Lugt). Gaillard F. Ravenel and Frances P. Smyth-Ravenel, Washington D.C.; gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2000

  • Drawings and Prints from the Permanent Collection (Summer 2000), National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, in image, at lower left: Boudin inv. et sc. [partly obliterated]; in plate, in image, at lower right: E & A [partly obliterated]; verso: by later hand, across bottom edge in graphite: EUGENE BOUDIN FR. 1824 - 1898 "HARBOR SCENE" TRIAL ETCHING RARE [underlined] SEE GUSTAVE CAHEN "EUGENE BOUDIN - SA VIE ET SON OEUVRE" PARIS 1900

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q75425867

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