L'Ile aux Moines with Workers in a Field

c. 1858

Eugène Boudin

Associated Names
Eugène Boudin

Artist, French, 1824 - 1898

The image shows a pastoral scene from an elevated point of view, overlooking a gently sloping landscape. Towards the top third of the composition, a horizon with buildings and a church spire is visible. In the distance, the land meets a body of water with faint outlines of hills. The drawing consists of fine pencil strokes showing texture and shading. The color palette is primarily monochrome with shades of gray on a beige paper background. In the foreground, a farmer guides oxen across a field with other figures engaged in farming tasks. Further away, additional figures and a cart pulled by a horse are visible in a landscape depicted with sweeping lines under a lightly clouded sky.

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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.

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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

Q64560153

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