Keywords: Auguste-Emile Flick - The Beach at Fécamp - Walters 372641.jpg 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 1875 Oil on canvas cm 36 8 55 8 accession number 37 2641 36020 Shepherd Gallery Associates New York Walters Art Museum October 1989 by purchase Museum purchase 1989 A Emile Flick / plage de Fécamp / Août 1875 signature/location/date fr bottom right The Road to Impressionism Landscapes from Corot to Manet The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2004-2005 The Road to Impressionism Barbizon Landscapes from the Walters Art Museum The Dixon Gallery and Gardens Memphis; The Frick Art Historical Center Pittsburgh 2008-2009 place of origin France place depicted Beach of Fécamp Walters Art Museum license 2D Beach of Fécamp French paintings in the Walters Art Museum Auguste-Emile Flick Paintings of Normandy 1870s paintings from France 1875 paintings |