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Étretat

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Étretat

1891 - 1891
19th
30.94 x 43.44 in. (78.58 x 110.33 cm)

Eugène-Louis Boudin, (1824–1898)

User Text 1 Eugène-Louis Boudin is an important transitional figure between the carefully observed naturalism of the Barbizon School, and the brilliant light and fluid brushwork characteristic of impressionism. The Barbizon School painters are recognized as the first to paint outdoors, en plein air, a practice which Boudin continued throughout his career. The son of a mariner, Boudin was born and grew up along the Normandy coast of France, which became the primary subject matter of his paintings. Although Boudin studied in Paris and traveled regularly throughout Europe, he always returned to his hometown of Honfleur, to paint by the sea. With a luminous palette and quick, loose brushwork, Boudin masterfully captures the light and atmosphere of this scene at Étretat, a small fishing village near Honfleur. Storm clouds, now gathered over a tiny white chapel on the bluff, have cleared above a stretch of rocky beach where a group of fishing boats are docked. The agitated movement and sparkling reflections of the ocean further display Boudin’s ability to evoke the light and weather conditions of this location.
Creation Place: Europe, France
Medium and Support: Oil on canvas
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Frank P. Hixon
Accession Number: 70.24
Current Location: Chazen : Gallery : 17

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Dimensions
  • Overall Dimensions: 30.94 in. x 43.44 in. (78.58 cm x 110.33 cm)
  • frame Dimensions: 40.5 x 53 x 4 in. (102.87 x 134.62 x 10.16 cm) Measured by Selbig, Andrea

Provenance History
  • Owner Name: Hixon, Frank P.
    Role: Owner
    Place: Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
    Dates: 1931

  • Owner Name: Hixon, Mrs. Frank P.
    Role: Owner
    Dates: 1970

  • Owner Name: Boudin, Eugène-Louis
    Role: Owner
    Dates: 1891, 1891

  • Owner Name: Galleries Durand-Ruel
    Role: Dealer
    Place: Paris, France
    Dates: 1891, 1891

  • Owner Name: Sanmarcelli, M.
    Role: Owner
    Place: Paris, France
    Dates: 1891, 1895

  • Owner Name: Olivera de Castro, Baronne
    Role: Owner
    Place: Paris, France
    Dates: 1895, 1896

  • Owner Name: Kauffmann, J. W.
    Role: Owner
    Place: New York, NY
    Dates: 1896, 1905

  • Owner Name: Reisinger, Hugo
    Role: Owner
    Place: New York, NY
    Dates: 1905, 1916

  • Owner Name: Breck, J.
    Role: Owner
    Place: New York, NY
    Dates: 1916

  • Owner Name: Chazen Museum of Art [formerly Elvehjem Art Center; Elvehjem Museum of Art]
    Role: Owner
    Place: Madison, WI
    Dates: 1970

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