A Couple Seated and a Couple Walking on the Beach

Eugène Boudin, 1865

The image shows a scene captured from a slightly elevated point of view. The horizon is placed low in the composition, with ample space given to the sky above, which has cloudy textures. On the horizon line, faint suggestions of the sea are visible. In the foreground, four elegantly dressed figures are depicted. Two are seated, one in a red shawl and the other in a dark coat with a parasol. The other two stand nearby, also holding parasols. The brushwork is loose and expressive, and the color palette consists of earth tones and soft pastels with occasional pops of red.
Msanii
Eugène Boudin
Tarehe
1865
Aina
Drawing
Mbinu
watercolor over graphite
Vipimo
14 × 21.3 cm
Mkusanyiko
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Leseni
Mali ya umma, CC0

Maelezo ya picha

The image shows a scene captured from a slightly elevated point of view. The horizon is placed low in the composition, with ample space given to the sky above, which has cloudy textures. On the horizon line, faint suggestions of the sea are visible. In the foreground, four elegantly dressed figures are depicted. Two are seated, one in a red shawl and the other in a dark coat with a parasol. The other two stand nearby, also holding parasols. The brushwork is loose and expressive, and the color palette consists of earth tones and soft pastels with occasional pops of red.

Eugène Boudin