Eugene Louis Boudin

Caen – The Artists – Boudin, Eugene

This page forms part of a series of pages dedicated to the many artists who painted in Caen. A full list of all the artists with a link to their works can be found at the bottom of this page.

Eugene Boudin (1824-1898) was a real Normandy based impressionist painter. He was born in Honfleur, and died in Deauville, both places in Normandy. He was the son of a harbour pilot who later went on and set up a picture framing and stationery shop. His son took to the business and later set up his own shop, putting him in contact with many artists. At the age of 22 he started painting.

He was one of the first landscape artists to actually paint outside. He became friends with Claude Monet, who he advised on his paintings.

You can read more about this sea- and landscape painter on Wikipedia, click here to read his bio.

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1872 Eugene Boudin - Caen, the Saint-Pierre Harbor and the Abbaye aux Dames, Effect of Moonlight
1872 Eugene Boudin – Caen, the Saint-Pierre Harbor and the Abbaye aux Dames, Effect of Moonlight
???? Eugene Boudin - The Port of Caen
???? Eugene Boudin – The Port of Caen

Boudin painted in several places in Normandy ( a link “” to his works will appear below for each city when published):

Artists featured here who painted in Caen (but not limited to) are (a link “” will be placed next to an artist name when their works are published. A “*” means that the artist did NOT work in Caen itself, instead worked in nearby villages and towns):

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