Beach at Trouville 1870

La Plage de Trouville · 特鲁维尔海滩

Painted on the Normandy coast during the Franco-Prussian War, with the beach almost empty and the hotel strip in the background. It is one of the earliest pictures in which a holiday crowd is treated as a subject in its own right.

Reference articles

• About the work

  Beach at Trouville — About the work

• The story behind it

  Beach at Trouville — The story behind it

• Technique and colour

  Beach at Trouville — Technique and colour

• Living with the print

  Beach at Trouville — Living with the print