Lot 3201* - A211 Art Impressionniste & Moderne - vendredi, 29. novembre 2024, 17h00
EUGÈNE LOUIS BOUDIN
(Honfleur 1824–1898 Deauville)
Trouville. Rentrée des barques de pêche. 1896.
Oil on panel.
Signed and dated lower left: E. Boudin / 96.
Entitled verso: Rentrée des barques de pêche / à Trouville.
Entitled verso: Rentrée des barques de pêche / à Trouville.
27 × 21.7 cm.
Provenance:
- Private collection, Monaco.
- Private collection, Switzerland.
- Sale, Honfleur Enchères, Honfleur, 1.1.2015, Lot 17.
- Private collection, France.
- Sale Hôtel des ventes de la Seine, Rouen, 19.5.2022, Lot 55.
- Private collection, Paris, acquired at the above auction.
Literature:
It is not surprising that Eugène Boudin was drawn to the ports and coasts of Normandy, as he was the son of a sailor, born in Honfleur. As an artist, he was deeply interested in the portrayal of light and atmospheric effects and was one of the first to paint “en plein air”, directly in front of his subject. This method enabled him to give his works a vibrant immediacy and liveliness. He had a consequential influence on the Impressionists, especially on Claude Monet, whom he urged to paint out-of-doors.
From 1863 onwards, Boudin travelled to Trouville each summer. There he found inspiration for his many variations on beach and port scenes, as in the case of this wonderful work, where the fishermen return to port with their boats.
From 1863 onwards, Boudin travelled to Trouville each summer. There he found inspiration for his many variations on beach and port scenes, as in the case of this wonderful work, where the fishermen return to port with their boats.
CHF 30 000 / 50 000 | (€ 30 930 / 51 550)