On the Beach, Sunset

Eugène Boudin

1865 · Oil on wood · European Paintings

Boudin's masterful and convincing representation of light effects, such as the sunset in this picture of 1865, profoundly influenced the young Claude Monet. The two artists worked together on the Normandy coast the previous summer.

Artist

Eugène Boudin

Date

1865

Medium

Oil on wood

Department

European Paintings

Credit line

The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection, Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002