Gerbe de Fleur(Bouquet)(a pair)

Eugène Boudin, the “King of the skies,” was the teacher of Claude Monet. He was one of the first artists to practice plein air painting, and introduced this method to the 18-year-old Monet. Gerbe de Fleur(Bouquet) is an important masterpiece in the late stage of Boudin’s exploration of still-life themes. Influenced by the tradition of Dutch still lifes and incorporating plein air techniques, the paintings present flowers that are both rigorously detailed and vividly portrayed.