Four Ladies in Crinolines Walking at Trouville

1865

Eugène Boudin

Associated Names
Eugène Boudin

Artist, French, 1824 - 1898

The image shows a watercolor sketch of four women walking in a line from left to right. They are depicted in a side profile with indistinct facial features. The two women on the left wear light-colored dresses with red and lavender accents, one with a red ribbon. The two women on the right wear darker clothes, one with a dark coat and the other in a blue dress with a black and white striped bottom. The background is plain with a light texture, likely the color of the paper used.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(M. Knoedler & Co., New York). Mrs. Edward Hutton, Long island; (sale, Sotheby's, London 1 July 1964, no. 11); acquired by (Hector Brame) for Paul Mellon [1907-1999]; gift 1985 to NGA.

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Exhibition History

1966

  • French Paintings from the Collections of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon and Mrs. Mellon Bruce, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1966, no. 206, repro.

1986

  • Gifts to the Nation: Selected Acquisitions from the Collections of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1986, unnumbered checklist.

1989

  • Paintings by Eugène Boudin from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1989, no cat.

1999

  • An Enduring Legacy: Masterpieces from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1999-2000.

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

1966

  • French Paintings from the Collections of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon and Mrs. Mellon Bruce; Twenty-fifth Anniversary Exhibition 1941-1966. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1966: 206.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: 1865; lower right artist's stamp in blue ink: E.B (Lugt 828)

Wikidata ID

Q64560183

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