The monographic exhibition Monet/Boudin offers visitors the first opportunity to discover the relations between the great Impressionist painter Claude Monet (Paris, 1840 – Giverny, 1926) and his master Eugène Boudin (Honfleur, 1824 – Deauville, 1898), a leading representative of French plein air painting of the mid-19th century. This joint presentation of their work will cast light on Monet’s formative years while also offering a joint vision of the two artists’ careers and the origins of the Impressionist movement.

Curated by Thyssen curator Ángel López-Manzanares, the exhibition brings together around 100 works by the two artists which reveal how Boudin’s early teaching was transformed by the end of his career into a profound admiration for his pupil’s artistic audacity, which he adopted himself on occasions. Among the two painters’ shared artistic interests, the exhibition emphasises themes of modern life, depicted in summer beach scenes at Trouville; changing effects of light, which is the subject of most of their pastels and oil paintings; and the semi-wild nature of the cliffs along the Brittany and Normandy coastlines.

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Images

Claude Monet, The Beach at Sainte-Adresse. Exhibition Monet/Boudin. Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
Eugène Boudin, Beach Scene at Trouville. Exhibition Monet/Boudin, Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
Claude Monet, Morning on the Seine, Giverny. Exhibition Monet/Boudin. Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
Eugène Boudin, Farmyard, Old Apple Trees. Exhibition Monet/Boudin, Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
The Thaw at Vétheuil. El deshielo en Vétheuil, 1880
Eugène Boudin, Beaulieu. The Bay of Fourmis. Exhibition Monet/Boudin, Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
"Monet/Boudin" exhibition, Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
Eugène Boudin, Sky Study. Exhibition Monet/Boudin, Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
Eugène Boudin, Cliffs at Étretat. Exhibition Monet/Boudin, Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza