Sunset on the beach: 2380

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Sunset on the beach

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Boudin, Eugène Louis

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Notes

History note: Eugène Gourdot, Paris; London Goupil Gallery

Measurements and weight

Height: 171 mm
Width: 281 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1939) by Hindley Smith, Frank

School or Style

Materials used in production

Pastels (crayons)

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( brown)

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Pastel chalks on brown paper

Inscription or legends present

Text: timbre de l'atelier de Boudin (L.828) (marked twice)
Location: Right and lower left

Text: William Marchant and Co. / pictures / bronzes / frames / restorations / etc. / etc. / The Goupil Gallery, Waterloo Place S.W. / London
Location: Verso, frame
Method of creation: Label

Text: Eugene Gourdot, 58 R. DE ....... PARIS
Location: Verso, frame (beneath the above)
Method of creation: Label

Text: Walter Carter / Harrod's Ltd / Smith / 64 / Southport
Location: Verso, frame
Method of creation: Label

Text: Sunset / 111 / Boudin
Location: Verso, frame
Method of creation: Label

Text: 141
Location: Verso, frame
Method of creation: Blue chalk

Text: 141
Location: On the back of the mount
Method of creation: Red chalk

Related exhibitions

Impressionism: Masterworks on Paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2380
Primary reference Number: 6108
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 24 May 2022

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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