L'entrée du port de Trouville

1857/1858

Friendship with the young Claude Monet

Boudin befriended the 17-year-old Claude Monet and persuaded him to give up his teenage caricatures and become a landscape painter, instilling in him a love of bright colour and of light playing on water. They remained lifelong friends, and Monet later paid tribute to his early influence.

1859

Debut at the Paris Salon

In 1859 Boudin made his debut at the Paris Salon, and Charles Baudelaire became the first critic to bring his talent to public attention; he went on exhibiting at the Salons.

1863

Takes part in the Salon des Refusés

In 1863 Boudin took part in the Salon des Refusés in Paris, alongside Édouard Manet, Camille Pissarro, James Whistler and other artists.

1874

The First Impressionist Exhibition

Boudin showed alongside Monet and his young friends at the First Impressionist Exhibition, though he never considered himself a radical or an innovator.

1881

Exhibitions in Boston and Paris

In 1881 several exhibitions of Boudin's work were organised in Boston and Paris.

8. August 1898

Died