Boudin, Eugene
F2. Maritime Culture, Heritage, Archaeology, Art and MuseumsDefinition
Nineteenth-century French marine painter.
Eugene Boudin, French painter, 1824 to 1898, born in Honfleur, called the ‘king of the skies’ by Corot for his luminous beach and sky studies. He worked outdoors on the Normandy coast at Trouville and Deauville and mentored the young Claude Monet, bridging the Barbizon school and Impressionism. A representative work is ‘The Beach at Trouville’ (1864) and the many small panels of holidaymakers and shipping along the Channel coast.
Source: Eugene Boudin (1824 to 1898), French marine and beach painter; 'The Beach at Trouville' (1864).