On the Beach, 1894

Not on View

Medium

oil on wood

Dimensions

overall: 13.9 x 23.9 cm (5 1/2 x 9 7/16 in.)

framed: 32 x 40.6 cm (12 5/8 x 16 in.)

Credit Line

Chester Dale Collection

Accession Number

1963.10.6

Artists / Makers

Eugène Boudin (artist) French, 1824 - 1898

Image Use

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Inscription

across bottom: E. Boudin. 94 a Mm Gilberte Fleury.

Provenance

Possibly Mme. Gilberte Fleury, Paris. Possibly Guy Stein, Paris.[1] (Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne); sold 6 June 1951 to Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York;[2] bequest 1963 to NGA.

[1]Fleury and Stein according to Robert Schmidt, Eugène Boudin 1824-1898, volume III, Paris 1973, no. 3254.

[2]See letter from Galerie Rosengart dated 29 October 1951 in NGA curatorial files.

Associated Names

Dale, Chester
Fleury, Gilberte, Mme
Galerie Rosengart
Stein, Guy

Exhibition History

1965: The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.

1989: Paintings by Eugène Boudin from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1989, no cat.

2007: Eugène Boudin at the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2007, no cat.

Bibliography

1965: Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 64, repro.

1965: Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 18.

1968: National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 11, repro.

1975: European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 40, repro.

1985: European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 60, repro.