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EUGENE BOUDIN French 1824-1898 Gouache on Paper

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EUGENE BOUDIN French 1824-1898 Gouache on Paper
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Gouach on paper, framed, featuring a beach scene. Signed and attr Eugene Boudin (French, 1824-1898), on the lower left corner. 7.1 x 9.1 in. (18 x 23 cm). Eugene Boudin was a French painter best known for his sensitive and lively depictions of beach scenes and windswept harbors. He is considered one of the earliest plein-air painters, completed his canvases entirely in situ rather than from studies back in the studio. Boudin met and befriended the young Claude Monet, taking him on painting excursions and teaching him about color, and the two remained lifelong friends. Born on July 12, 1824 in Honfleur, France, his father was a harbor pilot and also a picture framer. It was at his father’s framing shop that young Boudin developed his interest in painting and met the artists Thomas Couture, Jean François Millet and Constant Troyon, who exhibited at his father’s shop. PROVENANCE: Southern Ontario estate