Landscape

• Attributed to Eugène Boudin
• (1824–1898)
• ca. 1850 (?)
• Black chalk on gray laid paper
• heightened with white chalk
• Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
• (1975.1.574)

In the late nineteenth century, Eugène Boudin frequently depicted the landscapes of his native Normandy, from inland villages to the coast. Although unsigned and undated, this drawing resembles his early works that focus on the sky, and it is therefore attributed to Boudin. Several buildings appear amid dense brush, constructed with timber frames and thatched roofs typical of Norman architecture. The drawing was executed in black chalk on gray paper, with white chalk used to highlight details.