ARTWORKS

Seagulls and Fishes

Eugène Louis Boudin (1824–1898)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Seagulls and Fishes

Image credit: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

How you can use this image

 

This image is available to be shared and re-used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives licence (CC BY-NC-ND).

You can reproduce this image for non-commercial purposes and you are not able to change or modify it in any way.

Wherever you reproduce the image you must attribute the original creators (acknowledge the original artist(s) and the person/organisation that took the photograph of the work) and any other rights holders.

Review our guidance pages which explain how you can reuse images, how to credit an image and how to find more images in the public domain or with a Creative Commons licence available.

Download
More information

Notes

Add or edit a note on this artwork that only you can see. You can find notes again by going to the ‘Notes’ section of your account.

Although best known for his breezy coastal scenes, Boudin was also a notable painter of still life, reflecting his interest in Dutch painting and in the art of Jean-Siméon Chardin. An array of fish is shown in this sketchy painting, which can be compared with two still-life pictures of fishes, one dated 1873, in the Musée Eugène Boudin in Honfleur. However this unusual composition includes studies of seagulls in flight or perching, as though inspecting a fisherman’s catch upon a beach.

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Oxford

Read more on Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Title

Seagulls and Fishes

Date

c. 1873

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 35 x W 53.5 cm

Accession number

WA2004.103

Acquisition method

Presented by the executors of Derek Hill in accordance with the wishes of John Sparrow, 2004

Work type

Painting

Tags

This artwork does not have any tags yet. You can help by tagging artworks on Tagger.

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Beaumont Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 2PH England

This venue is open to the public. Not all artworks are on display. If you want to see a particular artwork, please contact the venue.
View venue

Artist or maker

Eugène Louis Boudin

1824–1898

View profile
  • Washerwomen on the Banks of the River Touques
    Washerwomen on the Banks of the River Touques The Burrell Collection
  • Large Sailing Ship in Port, Deauville
    Large Sailing Ship in Port, Deauville The Burrell Collection
  • Trouville, the Jetties at Low Tide
    Trouville, the Jetties at Low Tide The Burrell Collection
  • The Old Fish Market, Brussels
    The Old Fish Market, Brussels The Burrell Collection
  • The Estuary
    The Estuary Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
  • Seagulls and Fishes
    Seagulls and Fishes Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
  • A Dutch Canal
    A Dutch Canal The Burrell Collection
  • 110 more