2 Eugène BOUDIN (1824-1898) Trouville, the jetties,... Lot 2

2 Eugène BOUDIN (1824-1898) Trouville, the jetties, high tide, 1897 Oil on panel Signed and dated lower right 33.5 x 23.9 cm Provenance : Galerie Cardo, Paris. Former Allard et Noël collection, Paris. Bibliography: Robert Schmit, Eugène Boudin, tome III, Paris, 1973, n°3638, repr. p.389. As is often the case with Boudin, what's astonishing is his ability to share with us a sensation. The movement of the sea, the boats and the jetty incite us to reverie and evoke those clear mornings when our vision flies farther than usual. Then, unconsciously, it's our eyes that reconstruct the reliefs and shapes suggested by the artist. In 1887, in a letter responding to a rave review of his painting, Boudin wrote: "I don't claim, believe it or not, to hold such a high position among contemporaries; I'm isolated, a daydreamer who has taken too much pleasure in staying in his corner and looking at the sky."