Eugène BoudinFrench, 1824–1898Vaches au pré
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Where is “Vaches au pré” now? Collection: Musée Eugène-Boudin, Honfleur. Unknown.
Honfleur, France
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the work
Museum text in French
Pastel sur papier ; Groupe de quatre vaches au pré, de couleur noire, ocre, blanche et brune
Musée Eugène-Boudin
Details
- Accession number
- 88.1.3
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Musée Eugène-Boudin
- Image: Musée Eugène-Boudin — © Honfleur, Musée Eugène Boudin, © Service des musées de France, 2021; Ministère de la Culture (France), base Joconde
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.
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.
14 January 1863
Marries Marie-Anne Guédès
In Le Havre Boudin married Marie-Anne Guédès, a 28-year-old Breton woman, and the couple set up home in Paris.
