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The Effect of the Moon 1891 Eugène Boudin

In August, 2025, an important exhibition opened at the Musée Marmottan in Paris that will interest anyone who loves Impressionism and the early influences which helped shape young Claude Monet. Eugène Boudin, The Father of Impressionism: A Private Collection, is a rare opportunity to gain valuable insights into the work of a seminal influence in French painting of the 1850s who encouraged Monet to take up the plein air brush. From the Marmottan’s website:

“Collector Yann Guyonwarc’h has assembled a collection of works by Eugène Boudin (1824 – 1898) that is unrivalled in any museum in the world. Every facet of the artist’s career is represented, from his first paintings in Le Havre to his final trip to Venice; from private sketches to paintings for the Salon (including one of the two largest beach scenes ever painted by Boudin). The works in this prestigious collection are matched with the holdings of the Musée Marm…