Le Havre. The Port
Eugène Boudin, dubbed the 'King of Skies' by his contemporaries, masterfully captures the misty, bustling atmosphere of the Le Havre harbor here. Notice how the ships and their masts seem to almost dissolve into the overcast, gray sky? This loose, spontaneous style was a massive influence on a young Claude Monet, whom Boudin actually mentored right on these very docks. Long before the Impressionists made painting outdoors fashionable, Boudin was already braving the wind and sea spray to capture the fleeting light of the French coast.
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