BARON JEAN ANTOINE THEODORE GUDIN. A very beautiful signed oil on canvas by Theodore Gudin which dates to around 1850 and depicts figures unloading boats on a beach at sunset. The work is signed lower right and in very good original condition. The artist is highly sought after and is considered Frances premier marine painter of the 19th century. Sunset on the Coast. Oil on original canvas. 13 x 22 inches unframed / 19 x 28 inches framed. Very good original condition. Théodore Gudin, as he is usually known, studied at the École des Beaux-Arts under Girodet-Trioson. He was subsequently influenced by the Romantic School and exhibited at the London Royal Academy. He was awarded medals in 1824, 1848 and 1855 and the Légion d’Honneur in 1828, becoming an Officer of the Légion in 1841 and a Commander in 1855. Gudin executed many paintings for the king’s household and worked for the Duke of Orleans and many other notables in France and elsewhere. Museum and Gallery Holdings. Amsterdam: Fog on the Mediterranean; Thunderstorm. Avignon: Entrance to the Port of Le Havre. Bayonne: Rough Sea; Seascape; two works. Blois: Fortress Pounded by the Sea; The Jetty at Dieppe. Caen: Landscape; Seascape; three works; Explosion of Fort-l’Empereur; Esterel; Young Ladies of Fontenailles; Thunderstorm in Brittany; The Wave; Thunderstorm at Sea; Staoueli Palm Tree; Seascape, Sunset; Le Havre Harbour; Landscape; Sermon to Prisonners; Guillaume-le-Roy Tower; Landscape; Coast of Grâce; study. Chambéry (MBA): Échelles Valley; Seascape. Chantilly: French Squadron off Le Tréport; View of the Suspension Bridge in Neuilly Park. Dijon: Seascape; two works. Kaliningrad: Calm Sea in Stormy Weather; High Tide; Coast of Africa; Antibes Region. London (Wallace Collection): A Dutch Coast Scene (1846, oil on canvas). : Landing Stage in the Orient. Nantes: Seascapes; Banks of a River at Sunrise; Banks of a River at Sunset. Paris (Louvre): Seascape, Wreck; two works. The Hague: After the Thunderstorm. Troyes: Naval Battle in the English Channel. Paris, 1850: Stormy Sea, FRF 3,990; View in Algeria, FRF 19,215. Paris, 1870: The Wreck, FRF 7,800. Paris, 6-9 March 1872: Seascape, FRF 9,300; Beach at Low Tide, FRF 1,400; Seascape: The Fishermen, FRF 1,000. Paris, 1883: Rescue of the Crew of the St-Pierre, FRF 6,000. Paris, 1892: Evening in Venice, FRF 500. Paris, 1892: Haze (sepia) FRF 325. Paris, 9 April 1897: Seascape, FRF 500. Paris, 23 June 1899: Constantinople, FRF 380. London, 22 Feb 1908: After the Shipwreck (1871) GBP 4. London, 17 June 1910: Early Morning on the Coast, GBP 2. London, 17 Dec 1910: Moonrise (1855) GBP 4; Italian Coasts, GBP 11. Paris, 23 Dec 1918: Calm Sea, Evening, FRF 92. Paris, 16-19 June 1919: Coasts of Spain (watercolour) FRF 310. Paris, 23 Feb 1920: Fisherman on the Beach at Low Tide, FRF 210. London, 24 Nov 1922: Sunset on the Coast, GBP 11. Paris, 16 June 1923: Boat in the Breakers, FRF 400. Paris, 21 June 1924: Entrance to the Harbour, FRF 360. Paris, 23 Feb 1925: Seascape, FRF 410. Paris, 27 March 1926: Shipwrecked, FRF 450. Paris, 19-21 April 1926: Seascape, Before the Thunderstorm, FRF 1,700. London, 1 July 1927: In the Desert; Study of Rocks (both) GBP 50. Paris, 2-3 July 1929: Naval Battle, FRF 1,200. New York, 20 Feb 1930: The Storm, USD 100. Paris, 1 June 1931: Fishing Port by Moonlight, FRF 100. London, 2 March 1934: The Calm; Storm (both) GBP 15. London, 27 Nov 1936: Low Tide, GBP 12. Paris, 19 Dec 1936: Setting Off to Fish, FRF 1,050. Paris, 12-13 Dec 1940: View along the Water’s Edge (1823, watercolour and gouache) FRF 550. Paris, 25 Nov 1942: Constantinople and the Bosphorus, FRF 2,700. Paris, 3 Feb 1943: Fishing Port, FRF 1,900; View of the Bosphorus, FRF 3,800. Paris, 22 Feb 1943: Boats by the Coast (1843, watercolour) FRF 2,600. Paris, 23 June 1943: Capture of the Bourbon Fortress (1839) FRF 2,700. Paris, 26 Jan 1944: Fishing Boat, FRF 1,100. Paris, 25-26 Jan 1945: Cart and Sailing Boat Washed up on a Beach (1865) FRF 3,900. Paris, 29 June 1945: Low Tide, FRF 900. Paris, July 1946: Oriental Harbour, FRF 9,000. Paris, 18 Oct 1946: Haze on a Stormy Sea, FRF 7,950. Paris, 2 Dec 1946: Seascape; Rescue/Salvage Boat (1840, two canvases) FRF 100. Paris, 14 Feb 1947: Bay of Naples, FRF 7,800. Paris, 7 Dec 1973: Fire on the Kent, FRF 3,500. Amsterdam, 19 Oct 1976: Wreck off the Breton Coast (oil on canvas, 27¾ × 36¼ ins/70.5 × 92 cm) NLG 6,000. Munich, 23 Nov 1978: Wreck (1829, watercolour heightened with white, 7¾ × 11¼ ins/20 × 28.5 cm) DEM 2,300. Paris, 13 Dec 1978: Fishing Boats off Shore (1828, oil on canvas, 14¼ × 22 ins/36 × 56 cm) FRF 6,300. Munich, 26 Nov 1981: Fishing Boats in the Fog (oil on canvas, 16¼ × 24 ins/41 × 61 cm) DEM 8,100. Paris, 6 Dec 1984: Mill by the Water’s Edge (1857, oil on canvas, 19¾ × 27½ ins/50 × 70 cm) FRF 26,000. Arles, 10 Nov 1985: Entrance to the Port of Genoa (oil on canvas, 12¾ × 18¾ ins/32.5 × 47.5 cm) FRF 18,000. Rheims, 13 March 1988: Fishing Boats at Low Tide (oil on canvas, 11¾ × 17¾ ins/30 × 45 cm) FRF 11,500. London, 4 Oct 1989: Violent Storm (oil on canvas, 36½ × 57¾ ins/93 × 147 cm) GBP 3,080. Amsterdam, 30 Oct 1990: Coastal Landscape with Moored Boats (1841, oil on panel, 23 × 15¼ ins/58.5 × 39 cm) NLG 9,200. Amsterdam, 6 Nov 1990: Fishermen on the Shore at Dusk (oil on panel, 11 × 15 ins/28 × 38 cm) NLG 3,910. Douai, 24 March 1991: Shipwreck in a Storm (1840, oil on canvas, 9 × 12½ ins/22 × 32 cm) FRF 15,000. Le Touquet, 19 May 1991: Fishermen at Daybreak (1840, oil on canvas, 14¼ × 20½ ins/36 × 52 cm) FRF 31,500. New York, 15 Oct 1991: Sailing Boats on a Lake (oil on canvas, 8½ × 13¾ ins/21.6 × 34.9 cm) USD 1,430. London, 29 Nov 1991: Unloading the Prince Doria (1859, oil on panel, 45¼ × 63 ins/115 × 160 cm) GBP 11,550. Amsterdam, 14-15 April 1992: Full Moon over the Sea (oil on canvas, 11¾ × 16½ ins/30 × 42 cm) NLG 5,175. Paris, 5 June 1992: Sunset over the Harbour (oil on canvas, 9¾ × 13 ins/25 × 33 cm) FRF 10,500. Heidelberg, 9 Oct 1992: Sailing Ships in a Bay (1838, brown ink, 6¼ × 9 ins/16.1 × 23 cm) DEM 1,800. Calais, 4 July 1993: Seascape (1857, oil on panel, 12½ × 15¾ ins/32 × 40 cm) FRF 26,000. London, 27 Oct 1993: Boats Rocked by the Waves (1841, oil on panel, 16½ × 24¾ ins/42 × 63 cm) GBP 1,955. Paris, 27 April 1994: Mont-St-Michel at Dusk (1830, oil on canvas, 5¾ × 7 ins/14.5 × 18 cm) FRF 18,000. Rheims, 12 March 1995: Seascape (oil on panel, 6¾ × 9¾ ins/17 × 25 cm) FRF 8,500. London, 17 March 1995: Fishermen on a Rocky Coast with Heavy Sea (oil on canvas, 24¾ × 36¾ ins/62.7 × 93.4 cm) GBP 3,220. Copenhagen, 17 May 1995: Coastal Landscape in Brittany (oil on canvas, 18 × 25¼ ins/46 × 64 cm) DKK 8,000. Paris, 21 June 1995: The Jetty (1825, oil on canvas, 33¾ × 49½ ins/86 × 126 cm) FRF 38,500. Lokeren, 9 March 1996: Fleet in Distress off Krijtrotsen (1836, oil on canvas, 15 × 21¼ ins/38 × 54 cm) BEF 75,000. Calais, 7 July 1996: Fishermen’s Return (oil on canvas, 20 × 32 ins/51 × 81 cm) FRF 20,000. Amsterdam, 3 Sept 1996: After the Thunderstorm, Hilly Landscape (oil on paper/panel, 15¾ × 24½ ins/40 × 62 cm) NLG 1,729. Paris, 16 Dec 1996: Ruins of a Medieval Castle (remounted canvas/panel, 11 × 15¼ ins/27 × 38.5 cm) FRF 6,500. Paris, 20 Dec 1996: Fishermen on the Banks of a River (1849, oil on canvas, 19¾ × 30¾ ins/50 × 78 cm) FRF 28,000. Paris, 21 May 1997: View of a Harbour near Palermo (1822, oil on canvas, 13½ × 18¾ ins/34.5 × 47.5 cm) FRF 45,000. Paris, 30 March 1998: Boat on a Lake Surrounded by Mountains (1867, black ink wash, 5¼ × 9¼ ins/13.4 × 23.2 cm) FRF 3,700. Paris, 10 Dec 1999: Mont St-Michel, Tide Rising (1830, oil on canvas, 38 × 54 ins/97 × 138 cm) FRF 78,000. London, 16 Dec 1999: Rome, View of the Residence of Paul III all Aracoeli (oil on panel, 7 × 10 ins/17 × 26 cm) GBP 2,800. London, 10 Aug 2000: Battle of Alicudi off Stromboli, 8th January 1676 (1845, oil on canvas, 23 × 32 ins/59 × 81 cm) GBP 12,500. Brussels, 21 Nov 2000: Grand Canal, Venice, with Figures (1834, oil on canvas, 42 × 60 ins/106 × 152 cm) BEF 2,400,000. Neuilly, 12 June 2001: Breton Coast Landscape (oil on canvas, 13 × 17 ins/33 × 42 cm) FRF 41,000. Cologne, 28 June 2001: North African Coast in the Moonlight (1842, oil on panel, 14 × 17 ins/35 × 42 cm) DEM 8,000. Paris, 25 June 2002: Scene of a Shipwreck (1826, oil on canvas, 11 × 17 ins/29 × 44 cm) EUR 3,800. London, 31 Oct 2002: Coaster Unloading at Dusk off the Brittany Coast (1865, oil on panel, 13 × 19 ins/32 × 49 cm) GBP 5,200. Neuilly, 27 June 2003: The Fire of Kent (oil on canvas, 39 × 54 ins/98 × 136 cm) EUR 8,000. London, 19 Nov 2003: Shipwreck (1841, oil on canvas, 28 × 56 ins/70 × 142 cm) GBP 10,000. Paris, 30 March 2004: Fishing Boats and Reefs (1838, oil on canvas, 10 × 14 ins/25 × 35 cm) EUR 2,900. Paris, 2 April 2004: Low Tide (1859, oil on canvas, 11 × 16 ins/28 × 40 cm) EUR 3,200. Dictionary of Sea Painters, Woodbridge, 1980, 2/1989. _gsrx_vers_1146 GS 8.0.10 (1146). The item “THEODORE GUDIN (1802-1880) SIGNED FRENCH MARINE OIL CANVAS BOATS FIGURES SUNSET” is in sale since Monday, August 17, 2020. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “leightonfinearts” and is located in London. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Originality: Original
- Subject: Maritime
- Style: Ancient Art
- Medium: Oil
- Date of Creation: Antique (Pre-1900)
