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The Beach at Deauville

The Beach at Deauville

1864
(French, 1824–1898)
Framed: 45.7 x 36.8 x 3.5 cm (18 x 14 1/2 x 1 3/8 in.); Unframed: 34.7 x 26 cm (13 11/16 x 10 1/4 in.)

Did You Know?

Boudin evokes the feeling of wind by painting the fluttering blue dress, the beach walker leaning to the left, the whitecaps on the water, and the angle of the sails on the boat in the distance.

Description

During the 1860s, Boudin executed many paintings and watercolors representing well-to-do tourists and vacationers enjoying seaside resorts in Normandy, principally Trouville and Deauville. In this scene, the informally posed figures suggest a sense of relaxation and intimacy. The overturned chair in the foreground underscores the impression of a casually observed moment, as though a sea breeze or a quick departure by its former occupant has upended it. The majority of Boudin's small oil paintings of beach scenes of the 1860s were executed on wood panel. After laying down a thin white ground, Boudin seems to have begun painting directly, not drawing or laying in guidelines for the forms. The result is a freshness and airiness appropriate to a windy day at the beach.
  • by 1921-1946
    Mr. Homer H. Johnson [1862-1960], and Mrs. Homer H. Johnson [1869-1957], Cleveland, OH,
    1946
    Mrs. Homer H. Johnson, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1946-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Jean-Aubry, G., Robert Schmit, and Caroline Tisdall. Eugène Boudin. Greenwich, Conn: New York Graphic Society, 1968.
    Schmit, Robert, and Eugène Boudin. Eugène Boudin, 1824-1898. Paris, FR: Schmit, 1973. Reproduced: no. 300; vol. 1
    Schmit, Robert. Eugène Boudin, 1824-1898. Paris, FR: R. Schmit, 1984.
    Jean-Aubry, G., Eugène Boudin, and Robert Schmit. Eugène Boudin: [la vie et l'œuvre d'après les lettres et les documents inédits]. Neuchâtel, Suisse: Ides et Calendes, 1987.
    Hamilton, Vivien. Boudin at Trouville. London, UK: John Murray in association with Glasgow Museums, 1992.
    Chong, Alan. European & American Painting in the Cleveland Museum of Art: A Summary Catalogue. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1993. Reproduced: p. 20
    d' Argencourt, Louise, and Roger Diederen. Catalogue of Paintings. Pt. 4. European Paintings of the 19th Century. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999. Mentioned and reproduced: vol. 1, p. 65-67, no. 24
    Lemonedes, Heather, Lynn Federle Orr, and David H. Steel. Monet in Normandy. New York, NY: Rizzoli, 2006. Reproduced: fig. 41
  • Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Beijing World Art Museum, China (May 26-August 27, 2006); Mori Art Center (September 16-November 26, 2006); Seoul Art Center, South Korea (December 22, 2006-March 28, 2007); Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, South Korea (April 7-May 20, 2007); Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada (June 9-September 16, 2007); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 21, 2007-January 13, 2008); Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN (February 15-June 1, 2008); Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT (June 22-September 21, 2008); The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI (October 12, 2008-January 18, 2009).
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