Eugène Boudin facts for kids
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Eugène Boudin
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Eugène Boudin, c. 1890s
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Eugène Louis Boudin
12 July 1824 Honfleur, France
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| Died | 8 August 1898 (aged 74) Deauville, France
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| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Impressionism |
Eugène Louis Boudin (born July 12, 1824 – died August 8, 1898) was an important French painter. He was one of the first artists to paint landscapes outdoors. This style of painting is called en plein air.
Boudin was especially good at painting the sea and everything around it. People called him a "marine" painter. His beautiful pastel drawings were praised by the famous writer Charles Baudelaire. Another artist, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, even called him the "King of the skies" because he painted clouds so well!
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Eugène Boudin's Life Story
Eugène Boudin was born in Honfleur, France. His father was a harbor pilot, guiding ships in and out of the port. When Eugène was 10, he worked on a steamboat. This boat traveled between Le Havre and Honfleur.
In 1835, his family moved to Le Havre. His father opened a shop that sold stationery and picture frames. Young Eugène worked there too. Later, he even opened his own small shop. Even though he stopped working on boats, he kept a friendly and open personality, much like a sailor.
Starting His Art Career
In his shop, Eugène met many artists. They would come to frame their paintings. He even showed paintings by famous artists like Constant Troyon and Jean-François Millet. These artists, along with others he met, encouraged Eugène to become a painter.
When he was 22, he decided to paint full-time. He traveled to Paris and then to Flanders. In 1850, he won a special scholarship. This allowed him to move to Paris and study art. He also copied famous paintings at the Louvre Museum. To earn more money, he often went back to paint in Normandy. From 1855, he also made regular trips to Brittany.
On January 14, 1863, he married Marie-Anne Guédès in Le Havre. She was a 28-year-old woman from Brittany. They made their home in Paris.
Painting Outdoors and Meeting Monet
Boudin was greatly influenced by Dutch painters from the 1600s. He met a Dutch painter named Johan Jongkind. Jongkind told Boudin to paint outdoors, which was a new idea at the time. Boudin also worked with other artists like Troyon.
In 1859, Boudin met Gustave Courbet. Courbet then introduced him to Charles Baudelaire. Baudelaire was the first art critic to notice Boudin's talent. He praised Boudin's work when it was shown at the Paris Salon in 1859.
Around 1857 or 1858, Boudin became friends with a young artist named Claude Monet. Monet was only 18 years old then. Boudin convinced Monet to stop drawing funny caricatures. He encouraged Monet to become a landscape painter instead. Boudin helped Monet learn to love bright colors and how light looked on water. These ideas later became very important in Monet's Impressionist paintings.
Boudin and Monet remained friends for their whole lives. Monet later said that Boudin had a big influence on his early art. Boudin even joined Monet and his friends in the first Impressionist art show in 1873. However, Boudin never saw himself as a radical or a rule-breaker in art.
Later Life and Recognition
During the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71), Boudin and Monet lived in other countries. Boudin stayed in Antwerp, and Monet lived in London. From 1873 to 1880, the Boudins lived in Bordeaux. As his fame grew, he traveled a lot. He visited Belgium, the Netherlands, and southern France.
He continued to show his paintings at the Paris Salons. He won a third-place medal in 1881. He also won a gold medal at the 1889 Exposition Universelle. In 1892, Boudin was made a knight of the Légion d'honneur. This was a special award from France. It showed that his talent and influence on other artists were finally recognized.
After his wife died in 1889, Boudin spent every winter in the south of France. He did this to escape his own poor health. From 1892 to 1895, he often visited Venice, Italy. In 1898, knowing he was near the end of his life, he returned home to Deauville. He died on August 8, 1898. He was buried in the Saint-Vincent Cemetery in Paris, as he wished.
Legacy
Eugène Boudin's paintings are still loved today. He is remembered for his beautiful outdoor scenes. He especially captured the changing skies and lively beaches of France. His work helped pave the way for the Impressionist movement.
The Eugène Boudin Prize is an award given by the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. It honors talented painters. One famous painter who received this award was Maurice Boitel in 1989.
Images for kids
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Trouville, 1864
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The Beach at Villerville, 1864.
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Rivage de Pontrieux, Cotes-du-Nord, 1874.
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Fair in Brittany, 1874.
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Landscape with Sunset. 1880–1890.
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Berck, Fishermen at Low Tide.
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Sea port.
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Study of sky, c. 1888–1895.
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Entrée des jetées du Havre par gros temps, 1895.
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Landscape with Cows, 1881.
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Environs De Trouville, Allée Sous Bois. 1880–1885.
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Venice-Seascape at the Giudecca (1895).
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Venice, Santa Maria della Salute from San Giorgio (1895).
See also
In Spanish: Eugène Boudin para niños
