Eugène Boudin

Born in Honfleur, France, in 1824, Eugène Boudin's early life was deeply connected to the sea. The son of a harbor pilot, he worked on a steamboat and later in his family's stationery and picture frame shop in Le Havre. It was here that he encountered local artists like Constant Troyon and Jean-François Millet, who recognized his artistic potential and encouraged him to pursue painting. By age 22, Boudin fully committed to art, traveling to Paris and Flanders, and later secu…