Portrieux. The Port at Low Tide (Portrieux, Le Port Marée Basse)
Eugène Boudin, 1873

This work depicts the port at Portrieux in Brittany and is one of a group of works on this theme that the artist executed in 1873. This is one of two paintings donated by Norah Davidson and they are both are fine examples of Boudin's delicate use of a tonal palette and display many of his characteristics.
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Title of artwork, date
Portrieux. The Port at Low Tide (Portrieux, Le Port Marée Basse), 1873
Date supported
2002
Medium and material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
31.5 x 46.5 cm
Gifted by
Norah Davidson

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