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| Title | View near Le Havre, Sunset | |
| Collection | Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle | |
| Artist | Cassinelli, B. (French artist, active 1850-1860) | |
| Date Earliest | probably about 1869 | |
| Date Latest | probably about 1869 | |
| Description | The Bowes Museum owns several works by Cassinelli, but this is quite different from the others, which represent large vessels and busy harbours. Here the artist concentrated on the beauty of the evening, emphasising its peacefulness. It is very remote from the business of Le Havre's harbour. The big ships are relegated to the background; the artist favoured the small fishermen's boats, the flat waters and the large expanse of beautifully lit sky to create a timeless scene. Cassinelli was a friend of Boudin's, and it appears that the two artists took a trip together in 1860: on 15 January 1860 Boudin wrote in his diary that he 'had planned to make with Cassinelli varied seascapes'. Cassinelli may have been influenced by Boudin's work for his seascapes. | |
| Current Accession Number | B.M.751 | |
| Subject | marine; figure | |
| Measurements | 17 x 24.5 cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on panel | |
| Acquisition Details | Bequeathed by the founders John and Joséphine Bowes 1885. | |
| Notes | According to the documentation on Cassinelli at Musée d'Orsay, he was active between 1861 and 1869. The diary entry mentioned in the description was found on www.galerieneffegravurehonfleur.com. The original Boudin diary is kept by the Département des Arts Graphiques at the Louvre. Cassinelli may therefore have been influenced by Boudin's work for his seascapes. Two monographs on Boudin do not however appear to mention Cassinelli: de Knyff G., Eugène Boudin raconté par lui-même, Paris, 1969, and Jean-Aubry G., Eugène Boudin d'après les lettres et les documents inédits, Neuchatel, 1968. Another painting by Cassinelli appears to represent exactly the same spot as B.M.751: Bateaux dans la baie, 1869, signed and dated lower right, 36 x 55, was sold at the Vente tableaux modernes, Hotel Rameau, Versailles, 27 January 1980, lot 49. The cliff on the right hand-side seems to be the same as in B.M.751. The Bowes painting may therefore also date from 1869. | |
| Rights Owner | The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Co. Durham | |
| Author | Dr Maylis Hopewell-Curie | |