Seascape with Open Sky

pastel on gray wove paper mounted on thin paperboardEugène Boudin (French, 1824–1898)/1860

Description

Eugène Boudin is best known for inspiring Impressionist artists, especially a young Claude Monet, to paint outdoors. This drawing belongs to a series that Boudin made throughout much of his career depicting seascapes with dramatic skylines onsite. He favored pastel, the powdery medium used here, for its portability and directness, allowing him to capture the dramatic effects of nature as they shifted.

Provenance

Studio of the artist [1824-1898; Lugt 828]; (his posthumous studio sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, March 20-21, 1899, probably one of nos. 243–54); Dr. Gustav Rau [1922-2002], Stuttgart; (his sale, Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, May 25, 2013, no. 650, for the UNICEF Germany Foundation, sold to Le Claire Kunst, Hamburg); (Le Claire Kunst, Hamburg, sold to Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley, Shaker Heights, OH); Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley, Shaker Heights, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH; Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Dimensions

21.5 × 28.7 cm

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Movement / Period

Drawings

Accession No

2020.116

Official Citations

[The Cleveland Museum of Art Official Record][Full Resolution Image]

Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Eugène Boudin (French, 1824–1898)

Drawings • France, 19th century • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

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