Outskirts of Le Légué, the Port of Saint-Brieuc (Translation)
Saint-Brieuc, bords du Légué (Primary Title)
Eugène Boudin, French, 1824 - 1898 (Artist)
This marine painting depicts the port of Le Légué, near Saint-Brieuc, located one mile from the sea on the northwest coast of France. Because his father was a mariner in this area, Boudin developed an appreciation for the coast’s atmospheric effects at an early age. He felt that an artist could capture nature on canvas only if he worked outdoors. He once stated, “Three strokes of the brush in front of nature are worth more than two days at the easel.”
Signed lower left: "E. Boudin"
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene B. Sydnor, Jr.
Monet to Matisse: On the French Coast, Museum of St. Petersburg, Florida, February 7 - May 31, 2015
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida. Monet to Matisse On the French Coast. Exhibition catalogue. St. Petersburg: Museum of Fine Arts, 2015. pp. 15, 29
Bruce Yonemoto A History of Clouds (Los Angeles: Kyo-Dai Productions, 1991) video.
Bruce Yonemoto A History of Clouds (Los Angeles: Kyo-Dai Productions, 1991) video.
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