People on the Beach at Trouville
1864
Step into the 1860s French Riviera of the north—Trouville—where the beach was basically a runway for the Parisian elite. Eugène Boudin sketches a line of fashionable figures in crinolines and top hats, clutching parasols as if the sun were their biggest enemy rather than a reason to be at the beach. As a pioneer of *plein air* painting and a mentor to Monet, Boudin loved capturing these fleeting moments of modern life. The loose, scribbly lines and washes of color make it feel like he was racing against the tide (and the changing weather) to get the scene down on paper.
- Technique
- Watercolor and pencil
- Material
- Paper
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