Beach Scene
1862 National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
About this artwork
This oil painting depicts a lively group of vacationers relaxing on a beach, framed by iconic bathing machines. It is characteristic of Boudin's fascination with the fashionable seaside resorts along the Normandy coast.
Did you know?
Eugène Boudin is often considered a precursor to Impressionism, and his work profoundly influenced the young Claude Monet. Monet later remarked that it was Boudin who taught him to 'look' and encouraged him to paint en plein air, effectively launching his career as an Impressionist painter.
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Beach Scene
Eugène Boudin, 1862
