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| Title | Seascape | |
| Alternative Title | Marine | |
| Collection | Culture and Sport Glasgow (Museums): Kelvingrove Museum | |
| Artist | Boudin, Eugène Louis (French painter, 1824-1898) | |
| Date | 1891 (dated) | |
| Signed | yes | |
| Description | Although it is difficult to be certain, this marine view of yachts, fishing boats and a steamer was probably painted from the beach at Deauville on the Normandy coast. Boudin had painted at Trouville and neighbouring Deauville from the early 1860s and continued to visit and paint in both towns until the end of his life. This late painting shows how easily Boudin was able to capture the impression of a blustery grey sky, the rounded fullness of a breaking wave and the distinctive movements of the yachts and fishing vessels. Tiny notes of red and yellow give life to the predominantly blue-grey tonality. |
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| Current Accession Number | 2916 | |
| Inscription | front ll 'E. Boudin, 91.' | |
| Subject | marine | |
| Measurements | 37.4 x 46.3 cm cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on panel | |
| Acquisition Details | Bequeathed by G. B. Dunlop 1951. | |
| Provenance | Durand Ruel | |
| Principal Exhibitions | A Century of French Art 1840-1940, National Gallery of Scotland; 1944, cat. no. 161; Eugène Boudin, Musée Eugène Boudin, Honfleur, 1992; Boudin at Trouville, The Burrell Collection, Glasgow (touring), 1993-93 | |
| Publications | Hamilton, Vivien Boudin at Trouville, Glasgow, 1992, pl. 29, p. 100 | |
| Notes | Inscription on back of panel supports: '7456'. | |
| Rights Owner | Culture and Sport Glasgow (Museums) | |
| Author | Vivien Hamilton | |