Fair in Brittany

Fair in Brittany by Eugène Boudin

Medium

oil on wood

Dimensions

overall: 26.67 × 45.72 cm (10 1/2 × 18 in.) framed: 40.96 × 61.28 × 6.35 cm (16 1/8 × 24 1/8 × 2 1/2 in.)

Classification

Painting

Department

CF

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Collection)

Accession Number

2015.19.21

About the Artist

Eugène Boudin · 18241898

Eugène Louis Boudin was born on July 12, 1824, in Honfleur, Normandy, the son of a harbor pilot. When his family relocated to Le Havre, his father opened a stationery and picture-framing shop, and it was there that the young Boudin first encountered working artists. Artists such as Constant Troyon and Jean-François Millet recognized his talent and urged him toward a career in art. In 1850, a munic...

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