Eugène BoudinFrench, 1824–1898Nature morte au potiron
May one see it?
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Musée d'art moderne André-Malraux
Le Havre, France
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 2004.3.19 ; 128 (Schmit)
Meanwhile, in the life of Eugène Boudin
The whole lifefrom 1855
Regular trips to Brittany
From 1855 Boudin made regular trips to Brittany, the region his future wife came from.
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.
1859
Meets Gustave Courbet
In 1859 Boudin met Gustave Courbet, who introduced him to Charles Baudelaire.
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”.
from 1860
Settles in Honfleur
From 1860 the painter lived in his native Honfleur.
