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Eugène Boudin

Women on the Beach at Berck, 1881

West Building, Main Floor — Gallery 82

Medium

oil on wood

Dimensions

overall: 24.8 x 36.2 cm (9 3/4 x 14 1/4 in.)

framed: 41.6 x 52.4 x 5.2 cm (16 3/8 x 20 5/8 x 2 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection

Accession Number

1970.17.15

Artists / Makers

Eugène Boudin (painter) French, 1824 - 1898

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Inscription

lower left: E. Boudin.81 / Berck

Provenance

Adolphe A. Tavernier, Paris; (his sale, by Bernheim-Jeune, experts, Paris, 23 March 1903, no. 14). Albert Pontremoli, London; (Pontremoli sale, Christie's, London, 23 June 1906, no. 44); purchased by (Bernheim-Jeune, Paris).[1] (Jacques Lindon, New York); sold 4 February 1947 to Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], New York;[2] gift 1970 to NGA.

[1] According to Robert Schmit, Eugène Boudin, 1824-1898, 3 vols., Paris, 1973: 2:no. 1510.

[2] Receipt of sale from Lindon to Mrs. Bruce, dated 4 February 1947, in NGA curatorial files.

Associated Names

Bernheim-Jeune
Bruce, Ailsa Mellon, Mrs.
Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd.
Lindon, Jacques
Pontremoli, Albert
Sale, Paris
Tavernier, Adolphe A.

Exhibition History

1978: Small French Paintings from the Bequest of Ailsa Mellon Bruce, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1978, unnumbered catalogue.

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..

2007: Eugène Boudin, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 2007-2008, no cat.

2009: Loan to display with permanent collection, Academy Art Museum, Easton, Maryland, 2009-2010, no catalogue.

2013: Eugène Boudin, Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris, 2013, no. 38, repro.

2013: Intimate Impressionism from the National Gallery of Art, Museo dell'Ara Pacis Augustae, Rome (exhibition title in this venue: Impressionist Gems); California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco; McNay Art Museum, San Antonio; Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo, Seattle Art Museum, 2013-2016.

Bibliography

1973: Schmit, Robert. Eugéne Boudin, 1824-1898. 3 vols. Paris, 1973: 2:no. 1510.

1975: European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 42, repro.

1978: Small French Paintings from the Bequest of Ailsa Mellon Bruce. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978: 12, repro. (continuing exhibition beginning in 1978).

1984: Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 443, no. 443, color repro.

1985: European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 62, repro.