1886, Eugène Boudin, Low Tide, Berck -- Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena)
From the museum label: Known as a pleinairiste, Boudin was among the first artists to paint entire compositions, rather than just sketches, outdoors (en plein air). He spent much of his career on the beaches of Normandy, capturing fleeting effects of light and weather. In his later years, Boudin preferred the rugged fishing village of Berck-sur-Mer to the casinos and resorts of more famous beach towns like Trouville, where he had made his name in the 186os as a painter of vacationing Parisians. Here, visiting Berk in the off-season, he portrayed locals digging for clams at low tide, tiny figures under a soaring, stormy sky.
1886, Eugène Boudin, Low Tide, Berck -- Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena)
From the museum label: Known as a pleinairiste, Boudin was among the first artists to paint entire compositions, rather than just sketches, outdoors (en plein air). He spent much of his career on the beaches of Normandy, capturing fleeting effects of light and weather. In his later years, Boudin preferred the rugged fishing village of Berck-sur-Mer to the casinos and resorts of more famous beach towns like Trouville, where he had made his name in the 186os as a painter of vacationing Parisians. Here, visiting Berk in the off-season, he portrayed locals digging for clams at low tide, tiny figures under a soaring, stormy sky.