On the Beach, Trouville

1887

Eugène Boudin

Associated Names
Eugène Boudin

Artist, French, 1824 - 1898

This is a painting of a seaside scene with people sitting on a sandy beach. In the center is a group of three women and one child. The women wear high-necked dresses and tall hats in shades of red, yellow, and pink. The child appears to wear a white dress and a yellow hat. The people all have pale skin and no visible facial features. On the left are two more people, a woman holding a parasol and a child in an orange dress. The background features a soft horizon that seamlessly blends the pale gray sea and sky. The small silhouettes of more people can be seen by the water in the distance. The brushstrokes in the painting are thick and visible, giving the scene a blurred appearance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on wood

  • Credit Line

    Chester Dale Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 18.4 x 32.7 cm (7 1/4 x 12 7/8 in.)
    framed: 37.1 x 50.4 cm (14 5/8 x 19 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1963.10.5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Hector Brame [1831-1899], Paris). (Tedesco Frères, Paris); sold 3 June 1926 to Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York;[1] bequest 1963 to NGA.
[1]See letter from Tedesco Frères dated 25 June 1928 in NGA curatorial files.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1965

  • The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.

1989

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

2007

  • Eugène Boudin at the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2007, no cat.

Bibliography

1929

  • Dale, Maud. Before Manet to Modigliani from the Chester Dale Collection. New York, 1929: no. 14, repro.

1965

  • Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 63, repro.

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 18.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 11, repro.

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 40, repro.

1984

  • Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 443, no. 635, color repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 60, repro.

Inscriptions

lower left: E. Boudin; lower right: Tll. [Trouville] 87

Wikidata ID

Q20189875

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