Breton Calvary
19th century
Eugène Boudin, the man who taught Monet how to look at the sky, captures a quiet moment in Brittany with this breezy sketch. A towering, shadowy church and a stone calvary monument anchor the right side, while a tiny figure rests on the steps, dwarfed by the ancient architecture. To the left, tall, spindly trees frame a glimpse of the water, where a couple of sailboats drift lazily in the distance. It's a perfect snapshot of 19th-century coastal life, done with the loose, spontaneous energy that would soon explode into the full-blown Impressionist movement.
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