Past Exhibition

Paintings by Eugène Boudin from the National Gallery of Art

The painting shows a beach scene with several people gathered on the shore. The people are gathered between four white tent-like structures in the center of the painting. All the people are elaborately dressed in colorful gowns or suits, with many wearing hats or holding parasols. Behind the group is the ocean, with a few people swimming on the left. The color scheme includes earthy tones for the sand and beach huts, and brighter colors like whites, blacks, blues, and reds for the people's clothing. The sky is predominantly painted in soft blues and grays with some wispy white clouds.
Eugène Boudin, Beach Scene, 1862, oil on wood, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, 1983.1.13

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The painting shows a beach scene with several people gathered on the shore. The people are gathered between four white tent-like structures in the center of the painting. All the people are elaborately dressed in colorful gowns or suits, with many wearing hats or holding parasols. Behind the group is the ocean, with a few people swimming on the left. The color scheme includes earthy tones for the sand and beach huts, and brighter colors like whites, blacks, blues, and reds for the people's clothing. The sky is predominantly painted in soft blues and grays with some wispy white clouds.
Eugène Boudin, Beach Scene, 1862, oil on wood, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, 1983.1.13

Overview: 20 paintings covering Boudin's career from 1850 to 1895 were chosen from the Ailsa Mellon Bruce bequest and other National Gallery collections.

Organization: Charles S. Moffett, senior curator and curator of modern painting, coordinated the exhibition.

Attendance: 231,781

Other Venues:

  • Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 11/14/2007–01/27/2008

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