Eugène Boudin

Dormeuil, Paris (sold: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, February 10, 1936, no. 75)
Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris (acquired at the above sale)
Galerie Bernier, Paris
Fritz & Peter Nathan, Zurich
E.J. van Wisselingh & Co., Amsterdam
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia (sold: Christie's, New York, November 15, 1983, lot 1)
Acquired in 1984

Washington, National Gallery of Art, French Paintings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon and Mrs. Mellon Bruce, 1966, no. 24

Robert Schmit, Eugène Boudin, vol. II, Paris, 1973, no. 2120, illustrated p. 310

Work is in good condition. Executed on cradled panel. There is a layer of varnish on the surface and some minor rubbing along extreme edges due to frame abrasion. Under UV light: there is a 1/2 inch stroke of inpainting to the right of the signature, as well as scattered strokes amid the three horses in the background. A few scattered dots of inpainting in the lower right corner, otherwise fine. Color: Contrast is a bit richer and light is a bit stronger than in catalogue illustration.
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