Caen – The Artists – Lepine, Stanislas
This page forms part of a series of pages dedicated to the many artists who painted in Caen. A full list of all the artists with a link to their works can be found at the bottom of this page.
Stanislas Victor Edouard Lepine (1835 – 1892) was a French painter who specialized in landscapes, especially views of the Seine.
Lepine was born in Caen. An important influence in his artistic formation was Corot, whom he met in Normandy in 1859, becoming his student the following year. Lepine’s favorite subject was the Seine, which he was to paint in all its aspects for the rest of his life.
He participated in the first Impressionist exhibition, held at Nadar’s in 1874, although he is generally not considered an Impressionist. His paintings are placid in mood and are usually small in scale. Lepine was awarded the First Prize medal at the Exposition of 1889. He died suddenly in Paris in 1892.
Click here to read Lepine’s full bio on Wikipedia.
Here are some of his paintings of Caen and Caen’s harbour city Ouistreham.
NOTE: Click on any image below for a bigger version (no new window will open).
NOTE: A blackbox like this one, means that there is an explanation text about today’s situation of the painting above it.
NOTE: Click on this photo icon anywhere below a painting to see a photo of what the area looks like today.
NOTE: The Basin of Saint-Pierre still exists, but is used mostly by leisure boats. The Abbaye-aux-Dames mentoned, and that is visible in the distance in the painting, not only still exists but forms part of the regional government.
NOTE: The harbour of Caen still exists but has shrunk. It’s mostly pleasure boats. The “real” harbour is now in Ouistreham.

TODAY: Rue de Calix still exists, but it’s bigger and wider. It’s located next to the Abbey and park.
Ouistreham
Ouistreham is a suburb of Caen and it’s the main harbour for Caen. It is also the city that sees the ferry to the UK (click here for more info on our site).
TODAY: The Saint-Samson church, building started in the 12th century, still exists and is used today.
TODAY: The harbor of Ouistreham sees a daily ferry service to the UK.
Lepine painted in several other cities in Normandy, see the list below (a link to his works will appear here when published):
Artists featured here who painted in Caen (but not limited to) are:
- 🇺🇸 Boggs, Frank Myers
- 🇫🇷 Boudin, Eugene
- 🇬🇧 Callow, William
- 🇬🇧 Cotman, John Sell
- 🇫🇷 Hervier, Louis Adolphe
- 🇫🇷 Isabey, Eugene
- 🇳🇱 Jongkind, Johan
- 🇫🇷 Lepine, Stanislas
- 🇫🇷 Lepoittevin, Eugene
- 🇫🇷 Loiseau, Gustave
- 🇬🇧 Poynter, Ambrose
- 🇬🇧 Prout, Samuel
- 🇬🇧 Roberts, David
- 🇬🇧 Rushout, Anne
- 🇬🇧 Schafer, Henry Thomas
- 🇬🇧 Stanfield, Clarkson George
- 🇬🇧 Turner, Joseph Mallord William
Click here to see the map with all the artist and where they painted in Caen.
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