• Artist: Eugène Boudin

• Title: Return of the Terre-Neuvier

• Date: 1875

• Medium: Oil on canvas

• Currently: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

• Source: www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-

  object-page.46562.html

• Description: Large ship, smaller overturned ship in the

  corner, dark clouds, spot of light in the back, a few horses, 

  large body of water, people's belongings, women wearing bonnets and traditional clothing.

Daily 

Life

• Analysis: The artist used contrasting colors in the background, and it draws your attention to the lighter spot

  because it is the lightest spot in the picture. The clouds are very dark and intense behind the two ships. The 

  piece is not symmetrical because there are two ships off to the side, instead of the middle. The texture of the

  strokes looks rough and somewhat unpleasant. Space is created by objects getting smaller the closer they get

  to the horizon line.

• Interpretation: I think that the artist used contrasting colors to portray the good and the bad because the 

  scene being captured seems like a chaotic, hopeless matter. The light in the distance could represent the little 

  hope they had left for being rescued. The clouds getting darker around the two ships could represent the bad

  fortune that they had when the ships got stranded or wrecked. The rough texture could represent the feelings

  of all the people and how they are probably shaken up by the wreck.  

• Judgement: I feel that the artist did a very good job conveying the emotions that are circling through the

   picture. I like how he made all of the people's heads turn towards the spot of light, because it made me feel a 

  sense of desparation, like the people were watching, waiting, and hoping for something to come sailing in 

  through that source of light. The piece does a good job working together to suggest the hopeless and anxious

  feelings in this picture.