Fishing Boats at Kerhor
Fishing Boats at Kerhor

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European Art
William R. Elfers Gallery

Fishing Boats at Kerhor,

1872

Eugène Boudin, 1824–1898; born Honfleur, France; died Deauville, France
y1986-71

A fishing fleet comes to port at a harbor in Brittany, in northwestern France, ahead of menacing storm clouds. Old-fashioned sailing ships lie at anchor off the coast.

Boudin was from a seafaring family in Le Havre, a harbor and resort town on France’s northern coast. Rather than work at sea, he ran a stationery and framing shop, exhibiting works by artists who explored maritime subjects. One of them, Constant Troyon, gave Boudin lessons in painting outdoors. He ultimately abandoned his shop to become a professional artist specializing in coastal scenes.

Information

Title
Fishing Boats at Kerhor
Dates

1872

Maker
Eugène Boudin
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
40.2 × 65.4 cm (15 13/16 × 25 3/4 in.) frame: 61.9 × 87.3 × 8.9 cm (24 3/8 × 34 3/8 × 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Clinton Wilder, Class of 1943
Object Number
y1986-71
Place Made

Europe, France

Signatures
Signed and dated lower left: E Boudin/72
Culture
French
Type
oil paintings, paintings
Materials
oil paint, canvas
Subject
seascapes, fishing, buildings, harbors, boats

Paul Detrimont, Paris (?until 1909; ?sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, December 8, 1909, lot 7); anonymous sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, June 29, 1942, lot 18; private collection, Paris (either before or after the 1942 sale); private collection, Madrid; Emil Bührle, Zurich (until 1960; sold to Marlborough Fine Arts); Marlborough Fine Arts, London (1960–61; sold to Wilder); Clinton Wilder, New York (until 1986; bequest to Princeton University Art Museum).

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