Laundresses by a Stream

12 juli 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 augustus 1898

Died