Sun-Shades, Trouville

1869

Eugène Boudin

Associated Names
Eugène Boudin

Artist, French, 1824 - 1898

This watercolor painting depicts a beach scene from a slightly elevated point of view. The horizon is positioned just above the midway line of the painting, where the sea meets the sky. Loose brushstrokes create a casual, impressionistic feeling, especially in the sky and water. The color palette is soft and muted, dominated by light browns, blues, and sandy tones, with pops of color from the beachgoers' umbrellas. Figures are shown seated with umbrellas and a dog lies on the beach. More figures are enjoying the seaside in the distance. The background blends softly where the sky and sea meet.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 12.5 x 19.4 cm (4 15/16 x 7 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1970.17.141


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.

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: 9.

Inscriptions

lower right stamped in blue ink: E.B (Lugt 828); in unknown hand, lower right: in graphite: 69

Wikidata ID

Q64560145

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