Lot Essay
Robert Schmit lists this painting as no. C1.4327 in the Boudin archives and will include it in the forthcoming third supplement of his Boudin catalogue raisonné.
Property of
MR. AND MRS. STANLEY MARCUS
Eugene Boudin (1824-1898)
Details
Eugene Boudin (1824-1898)
Soleil couchant, souvenir du Zénith
signed bottom right 'E Boudin'--signed again, dated and dedicated on the reverse 'E. Boudin ler Fev 1889 A Monsieur Georges de Sonneville Souvenir du peintre'--oil on panel
8½ x 6 3/8in. (21.7 x 16.2cm.)
Painted on February 1, 1889
Soleil couchant, souvenir du Zénith
signed bottom right 'E Boudin'--signed again, dated and dedicated on the reverse 'E. Boudin ler Fev 1889 A Monsieur Georges de Sonneville Souvenir du peintre'--oil on panel
8½ x 6 3/8in. (21.7 x 16.2cm.)
Painted on February 1, 1889
Provenance
Georges de Sonneville, Bordeaux (gift from the artist)
Galerie Rouss, Paris (acquired by the present owner, 1952)
Galerie Rouss, Paris (acquired by the present owner, 1952)