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Source Description
Flick exhibited at the Paris Salons between 1870 and 1882. Although not a member of the impressionist group, he shared with them an interest in painting outdoors. His technique, however, with its attention to exacting detail, was more related to the academic polish of J.-L.-E. Meissonier. Like Boudin, Flick shows vacationers enjoying the pleasures of the beach, a recreational pastime that became popular in the second half of the 19th century. Among the figures included in this scene is an artist at his easel. At the right steep, sandy cliffs border the beach and continue into the distance. The sky is bright blue and streaked with white clouds, and the water, also a brilliant blue, contrasts with the soft yellow of the sand.
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Document identity
localId
36020
label
The Beach at Fécamp
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obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
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36020
sourceUrl
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drawing
stage
normalized
title
The Beach at Fécamp
description
Flick exhibited at the Paris Salons between 1870 and 1882. Although not a member of the impressionist group, he shared with them an interest in painting outdoors. His technique, however, with its attention to exacting detail, was more related to the academic polish of J.-L.-E. Meissonier. Like Boudin, Flick shows vacationers enjoying the pleasures of the beach, a recreational pastime that became popular in the second half of the 19th century. Among the figures included in this scene is an artist at his easel. At the right steep, sandy cliffs border the beach and continue into the distance. The sky is bright blue and streaked with white clouds, and the water, also a brilliant blue, contrasts with the soft yellow of the sand.
provenance
Shepherd Gallery Associates, New York; Walters Art Museum, October 1989, by purchase.
date
1875
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
36.5
height
55.5
depth
7.5
dimensionsRaw
Framed H: 14 3/8 × W: 21 7/8 × D: 2 15/16 in. (36.5 × 55.5 × 7.5 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature and inscription] Bottom right: A. Emile Flick / Plage de Fécamp / Août 1875
med
oil on canvas
creator_ids
1945
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
1955
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3300
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1
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0
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photo
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