Eugène BOUDIN prevented from painting by his fatigue and the rain.

Eugene Boudin (1824.1898)

Autograph letter signed to the pianist Charles Wilfrid de Beriot.

Two ½ in-12° pages in purple ink on blue paper. Deauville. July 23, 1893.

“I wanted to finish your painting though…”

Charming letter from Boudin prevented from painting by his fatigue and the rain.

“My dear de Bériot, You will not be happy with me, I am convinced. I wanted to finish your painting but at the last moment I was no longer there and I would have spoiled everything because my brain was so tired. If I come back in good condition, it will be a matter of a few days! In the meantime, here I am sitting in Deauville, not without pain and I am overwhelmed by it. And then the weather is rainy and unpleasant. It's ugly and dull. You lose nothing by staying in Dinar again. The seaside is not pleasant and I fear that we will not be exposed to rain for a long time to come. (…) Have you finally chosen your beach? If it's Paris-plage or any other I don't wish you the wind that annoys us here. I haven't opened my box and taken out my brushes yet. That doesn't mean much to me and I'm afraid that the South has spoiled my eye a little .... »