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Eugene Boudin
The Beach at Trouville, 1864
In order to escape the city, the Parisian upper classes visited Trouville, one of many small fishing villages on France's northern coast that attracted tourists. Boudin was disturbed by the clash of these vacationers with the fishermen, sailors, and villagers he had known from his youth. Although he said he felt "a certain shame at painting their idle laziness," Boudin recognizes the wealthy Parisians as his clients and depicted their leisure activities with considerable skill. |