Monet and Boudin
After Monet: The Boardwalk at Trouville
Soft Pastel, 11 x 16
Claude Monet began his illustrious career as a caricaturist. His early figures often featured his classmates or teachers, which he sold for 10-20 francs apiece. He eventually included townspeople and public figures, and began selling them at the local art gallery. He didn’t begin painting until he was introduced to Eugene Boudin, a local landscape painter.
Boudin was one of the first plein air painters, and responsible for introducing a very young Claude Monet to painting with oils. A painter of seascapes, Boudin was interested in capturing the effects of light and atmosphere on his canvas. He preferred painting outdoors, and his early influence remained with Monet throughout his career.
The two became friends, and often painted together. In fact, they were such good friends that when Monet and Camille married at Trouville, they were accompanied by the Boudins. The Beach at Trouville features Camille on the left, with Madame Boudin to the right.
Today’s pastel is a copy of The Boardwalk at Trouville. A favorite painting location of both Boudin and Monet, it was also popular with many of the impressionists.
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