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Beach Scene

ca. 1882–83
Not on view
Boudin integrates indistinct figures into the buoyant seascape with deft strokes of pastel. Particularly fond of documenting natural light effects on the beaches of Normandy, Boudin worked from direct observation, and his plein air methods influenced the young Monet. This drawing was likely made during of Boudin’s trips to the resorts at Deauville and Trouville, which became fashionable destinations during the Second Empire for the city-dweller seeking rest and relaxation. These visits led Boudin to believe that the bourgeoisie “walking along the jetty toward the sunset have just as much right to be caught on canvas” as the peasants of Millet.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Beach Scene
  • Artist: Eugène Boudin (French, Honfleur 1824–1898 Deauville)
  • Date: ca. 1882–83
  • Medium: Pastel on gray wove paper mounted on card
  • Dimensions: 5 3/4 × 8 3/16 in. (14.6 × 20.8 cm)
    Framed: 16 1/4 × 21 1/4 in. (41.3 × 54 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.573
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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On the Beach, Eugène Boudin French, Graphite and watercolor
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