Fair in Brittany

1874

Eugène Boudin

Associated Names
Eugène Boudin

Artist, French, 1824 - 1898

This painting shows a busy marketplace scene at eye level with a crowd of people and cattle. Hills are in the distance under a cloudy gray sky, and in front of them we can see a line of rooftops and a tall church spire. In front of these buildings are the people and cattle. The people are indistinct, but many of them seem to wear white or red head coverings and clothes in earthy tones. The brushstrokes in the painting are thick and visible, giving the scene a blurred appearance.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Durand-Ruel, Paris); possibly (sale, The Durand-Ruel Collection of French Paintings, Moore's Art Galleries, New York, 5-6 May 1887, no. 5).[1] (Durand-Ruel, New York); purchased 1898 by William A. Clark [1839-1925], New York;[2] bequest April 1926 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.
[1] According to an annotated copy of the sale catalogue, a painting by this title sold for $210. No buyer is listed.
[2] The painting was included in an 1898 exhibition at the Durand-Ruel Galleries.

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Exhibition History

1898

  • Exposition of Paintings by the Late Louis Eugène Boudin, Durand-Ruel Galleries, New York, 15 December 1898 - 15 January 1899, no. 2.

1959

  • Loan Exhibition. Masterpieces of the Corcoran Gallery of Art: A Benefit Exhibition in Honor of the Gallery's Centenary, Wildenstein, New York, 28 January - 7 March 1959, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

1978

  • The William A. Clark Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 1978, no checklist.

1983

  • La Vie Moderne: Nineteenth Century French Art from the Corcoran Gallery, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; Columbus Museum of Arts and Sciences, Georgia; Mary and Leigh Block Gallery, Northwestern University, Evanston; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Tampa Museum; Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha; Akron Art Museum, 1983-1985, no. 9, repro.

2011

  • A Passion for Nature: Landscape Painting from 19th Century France, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, 15 October 2011 - 20 February 2012, no catalogue.

Bibliography

1925

  • Carroll, Dana H. Catalogue of Objects of Fine Art and Other Properties at the Home of William Andrews Clark, 962 Fifth Avenue. Part I. Unpublished manuscript, n.d. (1925): 176, no. 184.

1932

  • Corcoran Gallery of Art. Illustrated Handbook of the W.A. Clark Collection. Washington, 1932: 36, no. 2013.

1937

  • Benjamin, Ruth L. Eugene Boudin. New York, 1937: 134, 194, repro..

1968

  • Jean-Aubry, Georges, with Robert Schmit. Eugene Boudin: 1824-1898. Paris, 1968: no. 788.

1973

  • Schmit, Robert. Eugéne Boudin, 1824-1898. 3 vols. Paris, 1973: 788, repro.

1987

  • Delouche, Denise. Eugene Boudin et la Bretagne: une aventure picturale à travers le thème breton. Tours, 1987: 93, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: E. Boudin 18[illegible]

Wikidata ID

Q46630094

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