Eugène Louis Boudin

Art Appreciation

French Impressionist painter Eugène Louis Boudin was known for his beach scenes and seascapes and considered by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot as the "king of skies" for the luminous skies in Boudin's paintings.

The self-taught artist, who was friends with Claude Monet, gained public attention and admiration when his art was featured at the 1859 Paris Salon.

You can see more of his artwork HERE.

The Beach at Villerville (1864) via bjws

Trouville on the Beach Sheltered by a Parasol (1885) via bjws

Leaving Port (1868) via thegreatpainters

Sources:

http://www.eugeneboudin.org/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/artists/eugene-louis-boudin
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128174560
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/artists/eugene-boudin
http://www.abcgallery.com/B/boudin/boudinbio.html
http://bjws.blogspot.com/2014/07/waterside-with-eugene-louis-boudin-1824.html
http://arthistorynewsreport.blogspot.com/2012/08/impressionists-by-sea-monet-manet-and.html
http://thegreatpainters.blogspot.com/2011_09_19_archive.html
http://massimogienda.blogspot.com/2013/08/eugene-louis-boudin.html