Gerbe de Fleur(Bouquet)(a pair)
Eugène Boudin
1860-1865
On view : WORLD OF FLOWERS EXHIBITION HALL
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- Year：circa 1860-1865
- Medium：Oil on canvas
- Dimensions：left: 74.2 × 43.4 cm； right: 74.8 × 45.7 cm
Introduction
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 a significant masterpiece in the late stage of Boudin’s exploration of still-life themes. Influenced by the Dutch still life tradition and incorporating plein air techniques, the paintings present flowers that are both rigorously detailed and vividly portrayed. The pair forms a visual dialogue: one canvas in cool blue tones, restrained and enduring; the other in bright yellow hues, rich and exuberant. With masterful command of colour and refined brushwork, Boudin uses this pairing to convey a subtle and sophisticated concept.
