1866
graphite
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Two Ladies Seated and a Couple Walking on the Beach is a 1866 graphite by Eugène Boudin, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows four people on a beach. A man in a dark suit and hat stands with his back to us, talking to a woman in a white dress and blue shawl. Two women sit on the sand, one in a dark dress and bonnet, the other in a patterned shawl and hat, holding hands. The colors are soft and loose, with quick brushstrokes and light washes. The painting feels like a snapshot of a moment, not a polished scene. The artist used watercolor, which lets light show through the paint. Next, look up watercolor to see how artists use this medium to create light and movement.
Eugène Louis Boudin (French: ; 12 July 1824 – 8 August 1898) was one of the first French landscape painters to paint outdoors.
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