This painting shows a coastal scene with a rocky tan cliff on the left side extending down to the blue sea. The horizon is in the middle of the painting, with a bright, slightly cloudy blue sky above the sea. On the beach, a chaotic collection of dots and dashes of paint in white, black, blue, red, yellow, and pink indicate a large group of people gathered at the edge of the water. Many of the people appear to have white caps or bonnets on their heads. Behind the group of people, more smears of color suggest bundles on the beach, perhaps piles of cloth. Small gray and white boats drift on…
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Washerwomen on the Beach of Etretat

Eugène Boudin (French, 1824 - 1898)

1894

Medium
oil on wood
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 37.2 x 54.9 cm (14 5/8 x 21 5/8 in.) ; framed: 52 x 69.5 x 5 cm (20 1/2 x 27 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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