Fair at Plougastel
1867 - 1872
Eugène Boudin, the 'King of Skies' and mentor to Monet, captures the bustling energy of a Breton market day in this lively sketch. Women in striking traditional white headdresses, known as coifs, chat near wandering cows and sheep, while a dramatic, cloud-filled sky dominates the upper half of the scene. This loose, atmospheric work highlights Boudin's obsession with painting outdoors (*en plein air*) to capture fleeting light, a radical approach that helped birth the Impressionist movement.
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