Eugène-Louis Boudin was a notable French painter and the direct precursor of the impressionists. He was one of the first French landscapers that painted outdoors. He was influenced by Isabey, and his style is similar to the Corot and Jongkind’s due to the realism and the poetry his seascapes and beaches have.
His father was pilot of vessels, and Boudin was born in Honfleur,...