On the Beach at Trouville
Eugène Boudin, often called the 'King of Skies,' captures a breezy day on the beach at Trouville with loose, energetic brushstrokes that practically let you feel the sea wind. Dressed in their finest Victorian fashion, the figures stand and sit along the shore, watching a steamship puff by in the distance under a vast, cloudy sky. Boudin was a major influence on the Impressionists, famously dragging a young Claude Monet out of his studio to paint nature directly. He believed that everything painted on the spot always had a strength and power that studio work lacked, making these beach scenes revolutionary for their time.
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