Eugène Boudin
Outside the Bar
c. 1860s
Physical Qualities
Oil on wood panel, 12 7/8 x 18 3/4 in. (32.7 x 47.6 cm.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.45.32
Boudin’s birthplace at Honfleur on the Normandy coast of France determined the themes that he would explore in much of his artistic production. He was drawn mainly to life in the port cities of the North Atlantic and to such fashionable resorts as Deauville and Trouville. While many of Boudin's views record vacationers enjoying the seaside, others, like this
work, focus on the ocean-going vessels off shore.
Boudin’s portrayal of contemporary life and his pleasure in working outdoors influenced the early Impressionists, such as Claude Monet, whom he met at Le Havre in 1858. Boudin encouraged the younger painter to work en plein air, and exhibited his paintings with Monet and his Impressionist colleagues in their first group show held in Paris in 1874.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art, through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, "Exhibition of the George A. Lucas Art Collection", 1911, cat. #269.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A Century of Baltimore Collecting, 1840-1940", June 6-September 1, 1941, p. 35.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "From Ingres to Gauguin", November-December 30, 1951, cat. #62.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute", October 12-November 21, 1965, cat. #32.
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, March 18, 1970.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "19th Century European Painting", June 24-September 7, 1969.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "The Lucas Collection", June 27-Fall 1974, cat. #32.
BMA, "Parallels and Precedents, The George A. Lucas Collection in Context", August 23- Oct. 15, 1995.
Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, "The Road to Impressionism: Landscapes from Corot to Monet", October 3, 2004-January 18, 2005.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art", October 1, 2006-December 31, 2006.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A Century of Baltimore Collecting, 1840-1940", June 6-September 1, 1941, p. 35.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "From Ingres to Gauguin", November-December 30, 1951, cat. #62.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute", October 12-November 21, 1965, cat. #32.
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, March 18, 1970.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "19th Century European Painting", June 24-September 7, 1969.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "The Lucas Collection", June 27-Fall 1974, cat. #32.
BMA, "Parallels and Precedents, The George A. Lucas Collection in Context", August 23- Oct. 15, 1995.
Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, "The Road to Impressionism: Landscapes from Corot to Monet", October 3, 2004-January 18, 2005.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art", October 1, 2006-December 31, 2006.
Inscribed: FACE: BR, 'E. Boudin'. VERSO, FRAME: UR, 'BMA cat./1965/#32'; CR, 'Succession G.A. Lucas...'
