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Parc Cordier in Trouville

Museum tags: 
Modern Art
Location: 
Sala 052
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Collection: 
Modern Art
Artist / Maker / Authority: 
Louis-Eugène Boudin

Boudin painted sea scenes almost exclusively throughout his life, especially of the coasts of Normandy and Brittany. Trouville, a fashionable seaside town of the time, was one of his favourite locations, where between 1862 and 1871 he painted his famous beach scenes of social gatherings, which were a great commercial success. Here Boudin paints with the spontaneity of a sketch, with all the elements subordinated to the light, which is spread delicately in a play of contrasts. The low line of the horizon stands out, as do the figures used as a counterpoint to suggest the magnitude of the landscape.

Dating: 
c. 1880-1885
Dimensions: 
51 x 62 cm

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Acquisition: 

Bequeathed by Lluís Garriga Roig, 1940; entry, 1953

Inventory number: 
050502-000