Seascape with Open Sky
1860
Eugène Boudin was so obsessed with the sky that his friend Corot nicknamed him the 'King of Skies.' In this breezy 1860 scene, massive, fluffy cumulus clouds hog the spotlight, shrinking the ocean and a lone sailboat to a tiny strip at the bottom. Boudin was a pioneer of painting outdoors (en plein air), dragging his easel onto the beach to capture fleeting light—a habit he famously taught to a young Claude Monet, effectively helping launch Impressionism. It’s a beautiful reminder to stop and look up.
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