Lot 485
  • 485

Eugène Boudin

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Description

  • Eugène Louis Boudin
  • Le Havre. Le bassin de la Barre
  • signed E. Boudin and dated 95 (lower left); inscribed le Havre and dated 16 Octobre (lower right)
  • oil on panel
  • 37.2 by 54.9cm., 14 1/2 by 21 1/8 in.

Provenance

Mrs. John I. Taylor, Boston (acquired in 1906)
Mr & Mrs Van Ness Taylor, Las Vegas (by descent from the above; sale: Sotheby's, London, 28th June 1961, lot 121)
Mrs Prince Littler, London (purchased at the above sale)
Sale: Christie's, London, 28th June 1977, lot 9
Richard Green Gallery, London (purchased at the above sale)
Acquired from the above by the late owner on 12th February 1979

Literature

Robert Schmit, Eugène Boudin, 1824-1898, Paris, 1973, vol. III, no. 3501, illustrated p. 339

Condition

The panel is sound. UV examination reveals some areas of retouching to parts of all extreme edges, due to frame rubbing and a few spots of retouching to the upper right quadrant. This work is in good condition.
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