Four Women at Trouville

1865

Eugène Boudin

Associated Names
Eugène Boudin

Artist, French, 1824 - 1898

This is a painting of several figures dressed in flowing garments. The painting utilizes a soft, muted color palette consisting primarily of blues, grays, and a touch of red, applied in a loose and fluid style. The sweeping lines and shapes create a sense of flowing motion among the figures. The background is minimal, allowing the focus to remain on the elegant drapery and form of the garments.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 11.3 x 15.2 cm (4 7/16 x 6 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1970.17.137

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Captain Edward H. Molyneux [1891-1974], Paris, by 1952; acquired 1955 by Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969]; bequest 1970 to the NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1952

  • French Paintings from the Molyneux Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1952, unnumbered checklist.

2007

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

Bibliography

1952

  • Molyneux 1952, [p.6].

1961

  • French Paintings of the Nineteenth Century from the Collection of Mrs. Mellon Bruce. Exh. cat. California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1961: 5.

1991

  • Wadley, Nicholas. Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Drawing. London, 1991: fig. II, p. 26.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: E.B; lower right: 65.

Wikidata ID

Q64560133

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