The Port, Trouville
Eugène Boudin
1840–98
Medium
Black chalk and charcoal, heightened with white and reddish crayon
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 3/16 x 10 11/16 in. (18.2 x 27.1cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Grégoire Tarnopol, 1979
Accession Number
1980.21.2
Tags
HarborsShips
About the Artist
Eugène Boudin · 1824–1898
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...