His love of painting sea and sky began when at age 10 he worked on a steamboat that plied its passage between Le Havre and Honfleur.
Eugène Boudin
Eugène Bpudin: Berck Fishermen at Low Tide showing sandy beach with large fish8ing boat with masts but no sails, another on water and figures on sand and in sea around boatEugène Boudin: Berck Fishermen at Low Tide. Public domain. Athenaeum
Eugène Boudin (July 12, 1824-August 8, 1898) was born in Honfleur, the son of a harbour pilot. His love of painting sea and sky began when at age 10 he worked on a steamboat that plied its passage between Le Havre and Honfleur. He believed that one brushstroke the artist did outdoors was of more use than two days in the studio. He was a major influence on Claude Monet. Camille Corot called Boudin ‘the King of the Skies’.