Eugène BoudinFrench, 1824–1898L'Ile aux Moines with Workers in a Field
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Not on view at present
Where is “L'Ile aux Moines with Workers in a Field” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 1980.25.4
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access
In the life of Eugène Boudin
The whole life1857/1858
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.
1859
Baudelaire in Boudin's studio
Passing through Honfleur, Charles Baudelaire saw Boudin's paintings, visited his studio and wrote about him enthusiastically in his review “The Salon of 1859”.
1859
Meets Gustave Courbet
In 1859 Boudin met Gustave Courbet, who introduced him to Charles Baudelaire.
from 1860
Settles in Honfleur
From 1860 the painter lived in his native Honfleur.
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