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Boudin
worked directly from nature on the Normandy
coast, especially in the resort towns of Deauville
and Trouville. He always painted outdoors and
he was interested in the effects of light on
the sea and sand in different seasons and times
of day as well as in changing weather conditions.
Monet and the other Impressionist painters held
Boudin in such high esteem that he was included
in the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874.
He had introduced Monet and the others to plein
air painting (working directly from nature,
in the open air), and he never wavered in his
pursuit of depicting the effects of light in
paint.
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