Boudin, Eugène Louis , 1824-98, French painter. He began painting at 25 in Paris. His best-known paintings are beach scenes of Brittany, Normandy, and the Netherlands. Noted for the pervasive clarity and directness of his outdoor scenes, Boudin excelled in depicting nuances of light and atmosphere. He painted from nature, influencing the impressionists, notably Monet, to use this working method. Boudin is represented in the Louvre by several works and in the Metropolitan Museum by
Baie de Fourmis, Beaulieu and
On the Beach at Trouville.Bibliography
See R. Schmitt, Eugene Boudin (3 vol., 1975).
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