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Ships in Harbor

c. 1875

Eugène Boudin

Associated Names

Eugène Boudin

Artist, French, 1824 - 1898

The image shows a harbor with a sailing ship on the left side and other ships and land in the distance, depicted with loose pencil lines. The color palette is limited to beige and light gray tones. Distant vessels and structures are visible against the horizon and the sky is depicted with light cloud formations.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite
Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection
Dimensions

overall: 19.4 x 28 cm (7 5/8 x 11 in.)
Accession Number

1970.17.140

Artwork history & notes

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 in graphite: [E?] Boudin-Le Havre; in later hand, across top verso in graphite: Boudin Le Havre; lower center verso: 41 x 33

Wikidata ID

Q64560143

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