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Low Tide, Portrieux: PD.12-1968

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Low Tide, Portrieux

Maker(s)

Painter: Boudin, Eugène Louis

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Notes

History note: Bought from the artist by Huvet, February 1881; with Galerie Chapentier, Paris, 1954; with A. Tooth & Son's, London

Legal notes

Sidney Ernest Prestige, 1965, with a life-interest to his widow, who died 1968, when the picture was received

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1965) by Prestige, Sidney Ernest

Dating

1870s
Production date: AD 1873

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas
Frame Depth 8.5 cm Height 53.3 cm Width 66 cm
Canvas Height 31.7 cm Width 46.6 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: E. Boudin
  • Location: Lower left
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Portrieux
  • Location: Lower right
  • Type: Title
  • Text: 73
  • Location: Lower right
  • Type: Date
  • Text: Douane and "expert" rubber stamp impressions
  • Location: Verso
  • Type: Stamp
  • Text: E Boudin S Image de Portrieux (Cotes du nord).
  • Location: Frame
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 14
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stencilled
  • Type: Label
  • Text: CBEX / 229-D / E.Boudin / Boats "Portrieux" Côte du Nord
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: MS label
  • Type: Label

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.12-1968
Primary reference Number: 2356

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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