River Landscape with Buildings, Boats, and Figures

Eugène Boudin, c. 1858

This image is a pencil sketch of a rustic scene with tall trees obscuring the horizon. The central focus is on buildings and sheds with pitched roofs. The sketchy style of the drawing uses cross-hatching for texture, with sparse vegetation and a water feature in the foreground. The pencil medium creates a monochrome color palette, giving the scene a tranquil feel.

Artist: Eugène Boudin
Date: c. 1858
Type: Drawing
Medium: graphite
Dimensions: 24 × 40 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence: Public domain, CC0

Image description

This image is a pencil sketch of a rustic scene with tall trees obscuring the horizon. The central focus is on buildings and sheds with pitched roofs. The sketchy style of the drawing uses cross-hatching for texture, with sparse vegetation and a water feature in the foreground. The pencil medium creates a monochrome color palette, giving the scene a tranquil feel.

Eugène Boudin