Beach House with Flags at Trouville

Eugène Boudin

National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a gathering of people on a sandy area. The people are dressed in dark clothing and hats, some holding parasols. They are painted in broad, overlapping brushstrokes and have few visible details. Past the crowd of people, the horizon separates the sandy ground from the pale blue sky, with a strip of blue water in between. On the right, there is a small building or tent with a triangular roof and two flags on top, one of which is the French flag. There is another flagpole with the same two flags on the left, behind the tent. On the far right, there are more buildings and some green trees. The painting has loose and fluid brushstrokes, giving it an impressionistic quality.