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Eugène Boudin
Estimate
140,000 - 180,000 USD
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Description
- Eugène Louis Boudin
- PORTRIEUX, BATEAUX DANS LE PORT
- Signed and dated E. Boudin 73 (lower left) and inscribed Portrieux (lower right)
- Oil on canvas
- 14 by 23 in.
- 36 by 58.3 cm
Provenance
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, March 6, 1983, lot 9
Claude Pacquement, Paris
Marcel Bellinger, France
Claude Pacquement, Paris
Marcel Bellinger, France
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie R. Gérard, Retrospective E. Boudin, 1937, no. 7
Literature
Robert Schmit, Eugène Boudin, 1824-1898, Paris, 1973, vol. I, no. 926, illustrated p. 330
Condition
The canvas is not lined. There are several scattered lines of retouching to the centre of the left edge, and minute scattered spots of retouching throughout the centre of the sky. This work is in good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Portrieux, Bateaux dans le Port reveals the artist at the peak of his career as a marine painter. The constantly changing life of the sea port supplied him with a subject of infinite variety and, unlike many of his contemporaries, he preferred the movement of ships entering and leaving the harbour at varying times of day and night to the hustle and bustle of the quayside.
Boudin first painted the port of Portrieux during a visit to the Normandy coast in 1869, visiting the area again in 1873 and, when invited by Monet to exhibit at the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874, two of the three works submitted by Boudin were of Portrieux. Here he concentrated almost entirely on painting the majestic sailing ships berthed at the quay or at low tide, their masts and rigging silhouetted against a dramatic northern sky.
Boudin first painted the port of Portrieux during a visit to the Normandy coast in 1869, visiting the area again in 1873 and, when invited by Monet to exhibit at the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874, two of the three works submitted by Boudin were of Portrieux. Here he concentrated almost entirely on painting the majestic sailing ships berthed at the quay or at low tide, their masts and rigging silhouetted against a dramatic northern sky.