Eugène Boudin
French, 1824–1898
Bordeaux, the Quais
1874
Boudin regularly visited Bordeaux, a port city in southwestern France, which, like his native Normandy, provided opportunities to paint views of the sea and sky. In the foreground of this crowded harbor scene, groups of men gather on small, single-sail boats. The background is filled with larger ships, their masts silhouetted against a cloudy sky.
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 12 3/16 × 18 1/8 in. (31 × 46 cm) |
| Object Number | 2011.6.2 |
| Acquisition | Gift of John C. Haas and Chara C. Haas, 2011 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Eugène Boudin, Bordeaux, the Quais, 1874, oil on canvas. Clark Art Institute, gift of John C Haas and Chara C Haas, 2011.6.2
Provenance
Nonez Lopez, Bordeaux (in 1899); Mme. L. Ferrey, Paris (until 1921, her sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 18 Apr. 1921, no. 6); Robert Streuber, New York (until 1963, sale Sotheby's London, 23 Oct. 1963, no. 71, ill); Arthur Tooth, London, from 1963; Wildenstein & Co, New York; John and Chara Haas, Villanova, PA; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2011.
