L'Ile aux Moines with Figure and Cart

c. 1858

Eugène Boudin

Associated Names
Eugène Boudin

Artist, French, 1824 - 1898

The image shows a landscape with a low horizon. On the horizon are faint lines suggesting buildings. On the right, a detailed pencil drawing features a person guiding two oxen pulling a cart. The background transitions from dense foliage to less distinct as it moves left. The drawing's fine pencil strokes capture details clearly, and the monochrome palette highlights shading and line work for a serene setting.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Marcel Boudin, grand-nephew of the artist; acquired 1960 by Jacques Hamon, Le Havre; sold 1971 to (Walter Goetz) and (Eugene Thaw); sold to Paul Mellon [1907-1999]; gift 1980 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2007

  • Eugène Boudin at the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 2007 - 2008, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

lower right stamped in red ink: E Boudin (Lugt 285/286)

Wikidata ID

Q64560147

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