The Beach at Trouville
About this artwork
Sea-bathing became fashionable in France in the second half of the nineteenth century and Boudin began painting scenes of holidaymakers on the beach at Trouville and Deauville as early as 1862. These works were so popular that he soon developed a smaller format and sketchy technique, painting rapidly in the open air. In this work holidaymakers (mostly women) sit and chat in small groups, stroll up and down the beach or observe the boats in the bay.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Louis-Eugène Boudin (1824 - 1898) French
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title:The Beach at Trouville
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date created:Dated 1884
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materials:Oil on panel
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measurements:13.70 x 23.40 cm; Framed: 29.70 x 39.10 x 7.00 cm / 3.00 kg
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credit line:Bequest of Agnes Anderson; received from the estate of her daughter Mrs Jessie B Agnew 1979
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accession number:NG 2372
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Louis-Eugène Boudin
Louis-Eugène Boudin
Boudin, one of the most distinguished French artists of the second half of the nineteenth century, contributed directly to the development of Impressionism through his active encouragement of Monet. His open air sketches and paintings of the Normandy coast, capturing the effects of light and...