Eugène BoudinFrench, 1824–1898Place devant une église au clocher pointu
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Where is “Place devant une église au clocher pointu” now? Collection: Musée Calvet, Avignon. Unknown.
Avignon, France
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- RF 16714, recto
In the catalog
Sources
- Musée Calvet
- Image: Musée Calvet — © Réunion des musées nationaux - utilisation soumise à autorisation; Ministère de la Culture (France), base Joconde
In the life of Eugène Boudin
The whole life12 July 1824
Born
aged 22 (1846 – 1847)
Gives up trade for painting
At 22, encouraged by the painters he had met, Boudin gave up commerce and began to paint full-time.
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.
8 August 1898
Died
