Ladies and Gentlemen on the Beach, in Two Registers

c. 1865

Eugène Boudin

Associated Names
Eugène Boudin

Artist, French, 1824 - 1898

The image shows two scenes of social gatherings with multiple people. One scene has individuals seated in period clothing from the 19th century, while the other scene shows people sitting and standing, also dressed in period attire. The focus is on the figures and their interactions in what appears to be a public space, with minimal background details. The colors are soft and muted, possibly indicating a watercolor painting.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Sotheby's, London, 22 March 1961, no. 96); acquired by (Thos. Agnes & Sons, Ltd., London); sold to Paul Mellon [1907-1999]; gift to National Gallery of Art, 1985.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2007

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

Inscriptions

lower right, in graphite: bleu [indecipherable] / blanche

Wikidata ID

Q64560168

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