Auguste Boulard: A Master of French Pastoral and Marine Scenes Auguste Boulard (1825-1897), a name perhaps less familiar than many of his contemporaries, nevertheless represents a significant figure in 19th-century French art. Born into a family with artistic roots – his father, Auguste Boulard père, was also a painter – he inherited a passion for capturing the beauty of the natural world and translating it onto canvas. Boulard’s oeuv…