Trouville
Maker and role
Artist: Eugène Boudin, French, 1824-1898
Year
1880
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
21 1/4 x 29 1/4in (54 x 74.3cm)
Credit line
Museum purchase with the Helen and Everett H. Jones Purchase Fund and the Ralph A. Anderson Jr. Memorial Fund, with additional funds from Charline and Red McCombs, and, by exchange, from the Bequest of Gloria and Dan Oppenheimer, Mrs. Robert Wesselhoeft Jr., and the Louise C. Clemens Trust
Accession number
2001.7
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Further information
Credited with being the first person to encourage a young Claude Monet to paint outdoors, Eugène Boudin specialized in painting seascapes and coastlines. He also recorded weather conditions on his sketches as a reference for when he returned to his studio to complete a painting.
Trouville shows Boudin at the height of his abilities to capture seaside light, to successfully contrast sky and water, and to convey the ever-changing nature of both.
Trouville shows Boudin at the height of his abilities to capture seaside light, to successfully contrast sky and water, and to convey the ever-changing nature of both.
Documentation
Modern Art at the McNay: A Brief History and Pictorial Survey of the Collection; William J. Chiego; 2001; p. 35
Eugène Boudin, 1824-1898; Robert Schmit; 1973; vol. II; 3931
Eugène Boudin, 1824-1898; Robert Schmit; 1973; vol. II; 3931
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