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Eugène Boudin

Washerwomen on the Beach of Etretat, 1894

Not on View

Medium

oil on wood

Dimensions

overall: 37.2 x 54.9 cm (14 5/8 x 21 5/8 in.)

framed: 52 x 69.5 x 5 cm (20 1/2 x 27 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection

Accession Number

1970.17.17

Artists / Makers

Eugène Boudin (artist) French, 1824 - 1898

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Inscription

lower left: E. Boudin 94; lower right: Etretat.

Provenance

Georges Ibos, Paris; (Ibos sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 19 June 1900, no. 11); purchased by (Durand-Ruel, Paris); sold 14 November 1935 to (E.J. van Wisselingh and Co., Amsterdam).[1] M.P. Voûte, Jr., Amsterdam; sold 1937 to (E.J. van Wisselingh and Co., Amsterdam); sold 1937 to (M. Knoedler and Co., New York);[2] sold 12 December 1942 to (Harry MacNeil Bland Galleries, New York);[3] sold 1942 to Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], New York; bequest 1970 to NGA.

[1]Letter from Durand-Ruel & Cie dated 20 December 1977 in NGA curatorial files.

[2]Letter from E.J. van Wisselingh & Co. dated 3 January 1978 in NGA curatorial files.

[3]Letter from M. Knoedler & Co. dated 18 November 1977 in NGA curatorial files.

Associated Names

Bland Galleries
Bruce, Ailsa Mellon, Mrs.
Drouot, Hôtel
Durand-Ruel et Cie
Ibos, George
Knoedler & Company, M.
Voûte, Jr., M.P.
Wisselingh & Co., E.J. van

Exhibition History

1937: Tentoonstelling Eugène Boudin, 1824-1898, E.J. van Wisselingh, Amsterdam, 1937, no. 24

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

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

1994: Normany and Its Artists Remembered, Nassau County Museum of Art, Rosslyn Harbor, New York, 1994, unnumbered checklist, fig. 7.

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

2007: Eugene 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: Impressionists at the Waterside: Depicting Urban Resorts: Paris, the Seine, and Normandy, Tokyo Fuji Art Museum; Fukuoka City Museum; The Museum of Kyoto, 2013-2014, no. 69, repro.

Bibliography

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: 16, repro. (continuing exhibition beginning in 1978).

1984: Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 443, no. 633, color repro.

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