Eugène Boudin, Saint-Brieuc, bords du Légué

Property from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Sold to Benefit Future Acquisitions
Eugène Boudin
1824 - 1898
Saint-Brieuc, bords du Légué

Signed E Boudin (lower left)
Oil on canvas
19 7/8 by 30 in. (50.4 by 76.2 cm)
Framed: 30 3/4 by 40 3/4 in. (78 by 103.5 cm)
Painted circa 1871-73.

Condition Report:
The canvas is unlined. Areas of the surface are richly textured. The painting might benefit from a light cleaning. Under UV light: strokes of inpainting along the right and left edges likely to address old frame abrasion. One-inch square area of inpainting in the lower right quadrant, above the third from right boat. Otherwise, fine. The work is in good condition.

Provenance:
Louis Adolphe Beugniet, Paris
Sale: Palais Galliera, Paris, March 4, 1972, lot D
David B. Findlay Galleries, New York
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene B. Sydnor, Jr., Virginia
A gift from the above in 1979